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by AlotOfReading 1636 days ago
Heavy JS is a bit like junk food. It's fine to have a bit at the county fair and the fact that you can build a successful commercial business selling it isn't terribly surprising, but there are pretty obvious social reasons we shouldn't load it up in every meal consumers eat.

That's what articles like this are pointing out: this well-intentioned thing we're doing has negative consequences. Let's do it more moderately and deliberately to mitigate the side effects.