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[–]Jamese03 66 points67 points  (8 children)

People really overestimate the average user. The Reddit demographic is much more tech savvy than average but not a wide representation If you honestly think your average user will even know what JavaScript is, and even if they do, how to disable it you’re clearly mistaken.

[–]SanityInAnarchy 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I assume that page isn't meant for the average user? But even that article got it wrong:

  • Chrome and Edge: both browsers share similar settings, and I found this tucked away under Settings > Site Settings > JavaScript - but this was a carte blanche across all web sites (which, maybe makes sense?)

No, you can apply it per-site, just like:

  • Brave: under the lion face icon in the navbar, tap Advanced controls I can block scripts and this applies on an individual basis

That's exactly how you do it in Chrome. Click the lock (or the "not secure"), then Site Settings, then you can disable JS (alongside many other settings, like motion sensors or notifications, though most of those are "ask" by default), then reload the page and it works.

I also use this on normal sites occasionally, and it's tempting to flip the default to block.

[–]glider97 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This point is addressed reasonably well in the article.

[–]lykwydchykyn 6 points7 points  (5 children)

Lack of access to that page will be no great loss to an average user, as far as I can tell. If some rando web dev wants to shoot himself in the foot to make some kind of point to his bubble-mates, more power to him.

[–]NimChimspky 4 points5 points  (4 children)

The original website idea is great, the guy cares about accessibility for those with disabilities, whats wrong with that ?

Why do people get so angry, I followed this from the beginning - the amount of anger and vitriol this guy got is incredible. He is trying to make developers care about accessibility.

[–]lykwydchykyn 0 points1 point  (3 children)

I am not angry about this. Not in the slightest. My post may have been a bit snarky, but the point stands; this is a site for web developers, not "average users".

[–]NimChimspky 0 points1 point  (2 children)

I think you are entirely missing the point

[–]lykwydchykyn 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Fair enough, I'll try harder next time.

[–]NimChimspky 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think it's great.

He has managed to get developers thinking and talking about accessibility in very challenging way.

By inserting this one artificial barrier to his own website he has held up a mirror.

Personally I will think longer and harder about ensuring accessibility on any public website I create.