This is very interesting: https://2018.stateofjs.com/javascript-flavors/overview/#tool...
Nearly 70% of #JavaScript developers have less than 10 years of experience (with an average of 8.3 years).
This means they have never seen a Web where #JS was optional and #Web developers were used to test their projects without it.
This in turn explains their outraged reactions to anybody that dare to point out its severe vulnerabilities.