I'm astonished at how fast websites are without JavaScript. I just turned it on today to make an order on EBay and I was immediately annoyed by how slow and sluggish it was. Why aren't there programs to buy stuff on the internet?

There are some other minor pain points though. Why can't I collapse comments here on HN without JavaScript?

There are more examples of minor issues that seem to be completely solveable by a statically defined markup language. Mozilla, where are you when we need you?

Allowing JavaScript only on certain sites is not a good solution. First, it leads to unfair conditions and thus centralization. Second, the appification of the web including it's consequence of ever increasing dependency on certain software that is outside of the control of the users continues.