Where does it say they see an issue? They just argue that web assets are the responsibility of the site developer, not the user - which is the exact opinion site developers have as well in pretty much every other context.
It's also the expectation of users: Most users aren't experts and don't know what javascript, web fonts or GET requests even are.
You can't have your cake and eat it too.
> Users are enabled to set policy by disabling JavaScript execution by default.
They aren't. All mainstream browsers have removed the option to disable JavaScript. You have to install 3rd-party plugins to get the option back. Those plugins frequently break sites.