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Try it sometime! Turning off JavaScript makes web browsing noticeably faster and less memory-intensive. You may be surprised how much still works fine with it off. Software like NoScript lets you allow it temporarily if something really does need it.

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I'd rather use desktop clients for everything

The irony being that these days, desktop clients are increasingly bundled browser engines[1], and the client code is all JavaScript.

1: Electron.

The group of people who detest webpage JS overlaps rather heavily with the group of people who detest electron-based desktop apps.

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