While I do agree with the general point of the article, I think that, like most conservation arguments, it lumps the responsibility of cleaning up after the sin

While I do agree with the general point of the article, I think that, like most conservation arguments, it lumps the responsibility of cleaning up after the sins of the biggest polluters on the daily habits of working class people. We aren't going to make up for the emissions of shipping bottled water in barges across the Pacific Ocean by taking shorter showers. And the issue is not using JavaScript for features. The issue is the gigantic ad and tracking networks that are being included, sometimes 10 or 20 at a time, in projects to rob users of their valuable behavioral data. That also just so happens to be written in JavaScript. But in a world where one can get entire VR experiences out in less than half a Megabyte of payload, it's ludicrous to think that something as simple as a messaging app should take so much in comparison. But it's comparing apples and oranges. The VR experience isn't spying on you (despite the fear mongering to the contrary).