If enough people adopt identical or similar js glue then they can use that for a new standard. If people dont care about a standard interface then why both creaing a new standard? Look what happened with jquery selectors and ajax. People loved it and it became the new standard built into browsers.
I have an electric that I can buy cheap used parts for and it doesn't have any telemetry since it's radio is 3g. And if I really want to make sure I could disable the radio and wouldn't notice a thing.
Like coding, creating images or text, maybe the alternative of doing it yourself is too easy or enjoyable for you. Don't expect that will be true for everyone.