[AnonC]

Similar to the general negative experience with many Electron apps, I hate the JavaScript based rendering experience on some sites. I get very frustrated with reddit (the new UI) and Facebook, both flashing an animation or empty rectangles for a long time and me realizing that the content isn’t going to load at all and hitting the reload button to coax it to render the best time. The experience I get on these sites and also some on (not all) React based sites (including Gatsby blogs) is jarring in ways I can’t explain well. Even the full page reload of years past doesn’t evoke such a feeling of uncertainty on whether the content will load or not.

Blocking JavaScript by default also makes for faster browsing on many sites. Sometimes it also bypasses all those Adblock Killer dialogs or paywall dialogs.

[maest]

You're probably aware, but just in case: old.reddit.com gives the old (js-free) interface.

[tartoran]

That until the old reddit is deprecated. They want people to go ahead use the new interface because it makes it much easier to insert ads, track and do who knows what kind of other shenanigans.. The thing is for us who've known a better and more usable internet, we have something to compare it to and simply say no. The newer generation of users accept it for what it is, they don't know better.

Something else irks me quite a bit as well, and that is when you can't copy a link from the page or when the history is messed up when going back. It seems utterly broken, and most of the time the design is as well (but that is somewhat subjective)

[Shared404]

> The newer generation of users accept it for what it is, they don't know better.

Not all of us

[a1369209993]

Seriously, kudos to reddit for even if them insist on doing the pointlessly, blatantly wrong thing, at least doing it the right way. I honestly thought they would have pulled some deprecation bullshit by now.

[ihuman]

If you have an account, there's also a preference to make www.reddit.com use old reddit.