For anyone having the same problem: I solved it (not really).
I was pretty discouraged by the previous comments and while being in factory fw I cleared all the storage from books and Calibre metadata (lots of em) and left the kindle for dead and started searching non-Amazon ebook readers (pretty meh if you ask me). 2 days later I just bump the button and *boom* backlight instantly turns on.
Calibre metadata? A specific book? Needed rest? Just wanted me to gut it for no reason? The JB? I (hope) will never know.
Good luck and thank you knc1! Keep it up!
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