> It's not popular because it's a fad, it's not about replacing good old static websites with fancy over-engineered JS code. Yet, in practice, this is what hap

> It's not popular because it's a fad, it's not about replacing good old static websites with fancy over-engineered JS code. Yet, in practice, this is what happens. When turning JS off is an option, that's usually one of the biggest improvements I can make to my page surfing experience. Things load faster, ads don't expand over content, the page reflows less often as things are injected, shit doesn't autoplay, and spinners and animations don't distract. I can just read the content. It's possible to use JS well, but I don't see it happen very often. And the unpleasantness from of abuse usually outweighs the benefits from good use.