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What website? I only saw a white page. (I have Javascript disabled)

Looks like you are getting downvoted. I upvoted you, so I'll leave this here because is relevant: https://sonniesedge.co.uk/posts/progressive-enhancement

Come on, the website is only text, images, and a few forms, why would you render it in JavaScript. I don't see any additional benefit compared with plain HTML, CSS.

It is not a rich web application, even if it were.

Also, there's been server-side rendering for a while now.

Edit: Opinion

The payment form near the bottom is a stripe form. I’d assume it requires js.

So, in that case we should be seeing everything but the stripe form! Its not really fair to blame them to make a non js website though. They might not have put time into it

"No, you’re the kind of shit that enjoys arguing with people, rather than empathising with them."

Oh my, the article describes itself.

Now, there is one angry person :)

I stopped reading the article after 10 lines. I'm not easily offended, but when reading an opinion that has the F-word every line, it's just a turn-off.

Same here. Using Firefox, I only block Stripe and Jquery (used for Stripe as someone commented), and still see white-space.

I won't honor it with my IE (don't feel like giving Stripe a ping).

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