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by speedgoose 2208 days ago
Are non-js users a thing? I feel like no non technical user disables javascript and the few who do can enable it again if required.
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> Are non-js users a thing?

We exist! Speaking for myself, it's a speed and privacy thing.

> I feel like no non technical user disables javascript and

> the few who do can enable it again if required.

Generally I'm not going to enable JS just to use your blog, especially as doing so usually allows a tonne of tracking scripts to run.

Also there is something extremely backwards about forcing every user to translate your content rather than you doing this and serving it statically. Think about the collective energy wastage if every website did this.

Yes I know you do. I also disable JavaScript by default on my mobile. But we are on Hacker News, we don't represent the average user.
Well, also remember that a tonne of internet is using a very low-bandwidth connection (sometimes much less than dial-up speeds). I imagine that without no-script installed a bunch of the web simply can't be used.
Even within HN, yall are a very small faction.

Truth is people actually like JS, without it, I bet they wouldn’t even use computers

Non-js users can read the content in GitHub