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.
Disagree, js is also used to create cool interactions and effects.
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.
Who would stop using JavaScript on their static websites because of some conspiration paranoid?
People who aren't massive dicks