Speaking of simplicity, the minimal amount of JS that Hacker News does use is worth a look for anybody who hasn't yet:
view-source:https://news.ycombinator.com/hn.js
I go through the front page and right click open new tab the link to the comments section for all the stories that seem interesting. Then I go through each tab, see if the comments are interesting, and only then do I click on the article.
The simplicity of presentation on Hacker News is one of its defining virtues.