I understand all that. I have been writing compilers for more than 10 years, including the compiler of Scala.js. I am not criticizing wasm nor its benefits.

What I profoundly dislike is that such good articles about wasm, written by excellent technical people, all silently ignore that. I am absolutely certain that the authors know all about it, but they don't mention that to their audience, which, for the majority, doesn't know. Therefore, that very silence (not just glossing over, but actual silence) brings misinformation to the masses.