That's what we thought in the early 2000s until Google Maps blew it's competition out of the water, making use of XmlHttpRequest when no one took js seriously back then.
Blogging? sure.
Making interactive content? a turing complete language helps.
An application (like maps) and an online brochure are two different animals. A brochure for a company with a hundred or fewer products should generally be able to do fine with just HTML. Maybe a generator engine can assist with formatting, but there should be little need to add JavaScript unless you really really think eye-candy is important to sales. For a child or teen, maybe such gimmicks matter, but not for a furniture store.
If you really need a fancy store with shopping carts and wish lists etc., there are plenty of online services you can rent for small and medium stores. It's a wheel you shouldn't have to reinvent. But a brochure for say 25 medical devices/services shouldn't need any JavaScript.
Blogging? sure.
Making interactive content? a turing complete language helps.
Use cases, use cases.