What's the point of this? It's still running javascript, it's still downloading images, it's still doing DOM layout. This just seems like a gimmick that renders

What's the point of this? It's still running javascript, it's still downloading images, it's still doing DOM layout. This just seems like a gimmick that renders a page as ASCII art. It's cool, but it's not a Lynx replacement in any way. Lynx and other text based browsers are useful because they save bandwidth/data by not having to fetch a ton of resources, are safe and fast because they don't run javascript, and are accessible since there's no computer built in the past like 30 years that will struggle to run one. The only draw back is that some sites don't work well with them, and the UX will push away non-computer geeks.