I understand what you're saying and it makes sense. I think in my mind it's the fact that javascript has the potential to do so many things, not that it's being

I understand what you're saying and it makes sense. I think in my mind it's the fact that javascript has the potential to do so many things, not that it's being used that way today. To use a bad car analogy, the in-car entertainment used to be just a dumb radio. Now that it's a computer connected to the main car network, it has a lot more potential to do things, whether it's a feature, bug, or an exploit.