unnecessary javascript sn't just a hauty web-design hangup, it's a literal low-level human rights issue, and i'm not joking!!!. (Read this good blog post)
shkspr.mobiheld this opinion strongly, but this post from Terence Eden really explains it best: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2021/01/the-unreasonable-effectiveness-of-simple-html/ The site is down right now, so here is an Archive link: https://web.archive.org/web/20210201121439/https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2021/01/the-unreasonable-effectiveness-of-simple-html/ The post argues