Tom Morris on Why I’m turning JavaScript off by default:
I snark a lot about JavaScript, but I’m of the opinion that most of the web would be improved if there were a lot less JavaScript running on it.
Even two years ago when this was originally written, this is considered heretical in many circles.
That issue aside, there is value in trying out the web with JavaScript turned off. It simulates what happens when your JavaScript has a fatal error, or takes 3 minutes to load. On a global Internet those are conditions that your users will run into.