I wouldn't be surprised if this was exactly the direction that Deno was trying to move towards. Fewer direct dependencies with some amount of transitive trust.
I.e. "[Deno] has a set of reviewed (audited) standard modules"
> Windows CP without SP 2 and Internet explorer bellow 6
I get the point you're trying to make with this hyperbole but browsers still let you view http pages (by default).
> Deno must disable http by defaulkt and provide a flag to re-enable it. This is factually a security issue in Deno.
Again I agree with your idea about disabling by default but there is another perspective (and I think Ryan deserves some empathy).