Yeah, unfortunately no way around that one. There were a few tools at the intersection of what we were looking for and what we could self-host, and Discourse was the clear winner there, even with the JS.
Discourse certainly isn’t as bad as some sites, because you can browse it with Javascript disabled (though the lack of search makes that prospect more difficult). But Discourse is free software, and I have a high level of trust in Mojeek, so I’m unconcerned. It looks nice, and is simple to navigate. Very Javascript-reliant, though.
Certainly much better than relying on Discord to host your community 
You might not be a security researcher but the above is very detailed, thanks a lot for it. I especially agree with the coming from iOS aspect
Happy you find my rambling entertaining 
GrapheneOS is actually my first experience with Android. Apple seems to be about to EOL the iPhone 8 this year, so it made sense to look for a new phone (now, what to do about my Intel Mac…). The Google Pixel series gives you comparable longevity for a cheaper price, and I can’t say any part of it has been a downgrade. It’s…a weird feeling, how much easier everything is on Android. I don’t think I can go back to not having a Back button now.
I tend to use different options for different types of browsing. Pretty much all Mojeek stuff goes through Firefox, which has a heavy bookmarks bar. Makes things quick and easy, mind.
Now, if only I were so organized. I tend to just end up using Firefox because it’s the most convenient.
For bookmarks, though, I use this one-liner script independent of the browser I’m using which I can pull up with wofi or dmenu, depending on the display server I’m using: dwm/config.h at 2cfa02d9b350df0957d68037586915917978f2a7 · LukeSmithxyz/dwm · GitHub and the accompanying video: Bookmarking for Non-Dumb People - Luke's Videos
(on my Wayland system, it’s ydotool type $(grep -v '^#' ~/.local/share/snippets | wofi -x 0 -y 0 -W 100% --show dmenu -i -l 50 | cut -d' ' -f1))
I have hundreds of bookmarks in Firefox, but I got tired of clicking through menus, so this was a nice way to do things keyboard-only. You do have to remember something about what you’re looking for, though