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Discussion on: People disable javascript in their browser? 😱 Give 'em something to cry about!

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𒎏Wii 🏳️‍⚧️ • Edited

In this article, I'm going to show you some pretty (dark) techniques to make them turn javascript on forever.

More like leave that shitty site and never look back

Well, what can you do with this? Maybe state something about still being able to log ips which makes no difference or that disabling javascript is a security vulnerability. Go wild!

It makes a huge difference. And it's enabling javascript that is the security vulnerability ;)

Even if a client has javascript disabled, they'll turn it on for a few sites that require it.

Or just leave


But yea, it's sad how many websites need javascript to sow static content. In my opinion, this is primarily a sign that many "web"-developers these days don't understand the technologies they're working with and don't know any better than to write their entire website in JS.

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yoquiale

Disagree, js is also used to create cool interactions and effects.

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𒎏Wii 🏳️‍⚧️

Yes, there are indeed very valid use-cases for JS on static websites.

These use-cases, however, should not be used as an excuse to make a whole website of static content unavailable to a user who wants to opt out of providing websites with access to their processing power because they don't want to audit any website they use for potential crypto-miners.

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yoquiale

Who would stop using JavaScript on their static websites because of some conspiration paranoid?

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𒎏Wii 🏳️‍⚧️

People who aren't massive dicks