You can have your Carbon bikes, do not worry that any demand from me will cause the price to rise, I won't be bidding on any carbon bikes or parts.
My touring bikes, my newly built up rando bike with less than 25 miles on it, my errand bike, and a couple other bikes in storage are all steel. My foldup bike has an Aluminum frame, just to show that I have an open mind. I also will admit that I would consider a Titanium bike if the right one comes along. I considered Titanium before I bought my rando bike frame, but did not see one that screamed take me home, so I bought the steel frame.
I crashed my Sherpa almost four years ago. Freak accident, strong winds and the wind blew down a tree right in front of me. I was doing about 16 mph (roughly 24 km/hour) and crashed right into it. I think I hit it before it hit the ground, but fortunately it was down low enough that I ran the bike into it - I did not crash my chest or head directly into it, which would have occurred if I had gotten there a split second earlier. I could find no damage on the bike, not even a scratch. The stem was twisted around on the steerer tube, but loosened that up and straightened that out and it was just fine. I still can't figure out why there is not a big dent in the top tube from the bars hitting it hard enough to spin the stem on the steerer. Two months later I rode that bike on the Glacier Waterton loop. Photos are of that Glacier Waterton trip. Because of that crash I needed two shoulder surgeries, one of which kept my arm in a sling for over six weeks. I just wish I was as durable as a steel frame. If that was a Carbon bike, I wonder how many pieces the frame and fork would be in?
