[masklinn]

> It's an interesting thought: should we be dumbing down everything

This is not a case of "dumbing down everything", the ability to remove javascript is still there, what is not there is one (of formerly 3) often inadvertently used method for it.

> The manual for my car mentions things that must be done for maintenance.

Disabling javascript is not maintenance, it's a significant structural change in the browser's abilities, like removing the car's suspension. And it makes no sense to put that as a switch on the car's dash.