> That said, my way to cope with it: my main browsing profile > is one where I have excised javascript capabilities by "tuning" > (read: fat-fingering) about:config. Some pages won't work, but > for those I get to think twice whether I'm interested or not. > Most of the time I am not.
I use uMatrix, which I find strikes a fairly good balance between keeping sites working and letting me control how much crap is loaded. Stefan