>I got a blank page so I closed the tab. Any page that requires javascript and I don't need to use (at the level of do my taxes) or that I don't trust the owners of gets the same treatment.
It's not like that behavior matters. That's about 0.001% of computer users.
Might as well say "If it's not available in Gopher format I don't care".
Yes but that 0.001% are within the influencial 1% of users. I've literally had people see what webpages look like in my browser and then ask for no script installed. I didn't understand why until a few minutes ago but I do now.
Possibly. I do not claim to have ever driven social media traffic or made a trending hashtag or a viral video or even shared a "top 10 reasons why" article with anyone. However, I do get people asking what devices to buy/what programs to use/how to do stuff quite often.
It's not like that behavior matters. That's about 0.001% of computer users.
Might as well say "If it's not available in Gopher format I don't care".