> The goal is to enhance the user experience and interface, making it more user-friendly and visually appealing

I don't want to sound discouraging, but the thing you need to realize is most of us are here because we like its user interface, not despite it. If you're looking to enhance the site you should improve on its strengths, not change it to something it isn't.

Hacker News loads instantly all the time and I think I speak for most here that we don't want all these extra JS or Next React wizardry.