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I used to have a Firefox profile set up that way. It was great for the sites that worked. Unfortunately, many sites didn't work well at all that way.

It sounds like the Lynx browser: https://lynx.browser.org/

Sorta, but what I have in mind is a graphical browser, not exactly like the OP. It would have CSS support under the user's control, not the website's control. Navigation would also be more constrained and predictable than the totally open-ended nature it has today. That would enable things like perfect universal dark mode, and excellent accessibility. Fuzzy navigation is on my wishlist too, based on a predictable nav structure.

You should try exploring what the Gemini protocol has to offer.

I would download that!

Name checks out! I hope to find the time to at least write up a blog post about how I imagine the browser would work.