My point is that many sites don't really need to be as js heavy as they end up, and people end up solving the wrong problem (how to render all this js server side rather than how to reduce all this js in the first place)
I'm not saying don't use JavaScript, I'm saying don't abuse it and then try to dig yourself out of that hole with server rendering. Use the tools you have to the fullest extent that do the job perfectly well before reaching for other ones.
