I don't want pop ups, ads, cookies, gdpr nagging, tracking pixels, autoplaying videos or malicious exploits. If those are the requirements of the world to read a basic article, then fuck the world!
none of them require JS, but that's how they're most commonly deployed. Getting rid of most of the worst things a website will typically force on you is a massive benefit when all it takes is a couple of clicks to whitelist the good websites.