I imagine running without JS would be way more impactful on site function, so yeah, it wouldn't change your experience much.

you run without js by default? God your internet must be boring :)

Only whitelisted sites run JS in my browser. If by 'boring', you mean vastly less annoying, yes, it is terribly boring.

I'd likely never look at the bulk of commercial websites if I had to render them the way owners intended them to render.

I block all js by default and whitelist as I go. Ironically my user experience is far better because I don't deal with intrusive dynamic behavior.