What exactly is the big deal with having just static content?
I don't have JS enabled when I read HN. I just hit reload to load and read new comments. What exactly is the problem with doing that?
When I read some article on some news site or web forum, I don't need JS to just read a bunch of text or look at an image. All of that can be and often is static. JS is totally superflouous here.
The only legitimate uses of JS I can think of are for things like games, or data that you really need to be updated in real-time like stock market tickers. But those are a relatively minor subset of the web and can be made in to standalone apps anyway. I'd much rather have a standalone app than expose myself to all the malware, spyware, and tracking that comes with a JS web ecosystem.
What exactly is the big deal with having just static content?
I don't have JS enabled when I read HN. I just hit reload to load and read new comments. What exactly is the problem with doing that?
When I read some article on some news site or web forum, I don't need JS to just read a bunch of text or look at an image. All of that can be and often is static. JS is totally superflouous here.
The only legitimate uses of JS I can think of are for things like games, or data that you really need to be updated in real-time like stock market tickers. But those are a relatively minor subset of the web and can be made in to standalone apps anyway. I'd much rather have a standalone app than expose myself to all the malware, spyware, and tracking that comes with a JS web ecosystem.