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Depends on what kind of website we are talking about.
If it's a website whose purpose to display an article or images or similar, I agree with you.
If its main purpose is something that requires interaction by the user (i.e. it's a "web app"), then it's not a reasonable expectation that it should work without JS, and then I agree with the OP.
Even "web apps" don't necessarily need javascript. Is a forum a web app? It has plenty of user interaction and forums without javascript have existed since before HTML. Even stuff like Mastodon doesn't necessarily need javascript, it can work as static pages.
There’s a reason nobody uses forums anymore and it’s because static content feels and is extremely dated. The vast vast majority of users expect interactivity
Nah, it's more because they want everything in the same place. Reddit and Discord became the "internet forum" - 1 account, 1 site/app, every community and discussion you need. Same for Roblox
The other reason is the dopamine hit of endless doomscrolling. If you think about it, most online interaction is: upvoting/liking, commenting, sharing; which I would argue is just a bare minimum of interactivity.
Reddit and discord are both rich web applications…
I agree that these are more of a continuum than a binary.