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by MichaelCollins 1295 days ago
Who's 'we'? The user, or the web dev? Most javascript exists to scratch the itch of the webdev who made it, doing shit no user ever asked for.
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Well, people who don't want to keep refreshing the page to see the site update. That's not just "[scratching] the itch of the webdev who made it".