@peakwinter Not finished reading it yet, but this part stood out:

> And they expect [sites] to load basically instantly.

I think the normal experience of waiting up to 2-3 minutes for gobs of #JavaScript to load and display the page has changed that expectation. If someone's computer or software is a little older or their connection is a little slower, that person may never experience the snappy feeling that devs seem to believe their script-heavy sites produce.