"Javascript is good in some cases" is the point of this club. You can build great websites without the cruft.
Secondly, JS abuse is now built into browsers, so yes no JS is a decent goal for privacy, security, and speed.
Secondly, JS abuse is now built into browsers, so yes no JS is a decent goal for privacy, security, and speed.
The very first qualifier to join is "Make sure there is no Javascript on your website," not "make sure the Javascript on your site is necessary."