It's hard to take this article seriously between the unfounded claims and hyperboles. It's not because of JS that semantic HTML and accessibility are neglected

It's hard to take this article seriously between the unfounded claims and hyperboles. It's not because of JS that semantic HTML and accessibility are neglected: it's because of inexperienced developers. If anything, modern libraries, frameworks and tooling empower developers to build modern UIs that are accessible. Of course, with power comes responsibility, but that's like blaming the car for speeding.