Gemini websites are pretty much the old web: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_(protocol)

Both in terms of comprehensiveness and in terms of functionality.

So, apparently you don't use google maps (or any other mapping website)

I read epubs, and html pages derived from texinfo and mandoc. When I see websites that just break down when you disable JS (I do it with ublock), I always feel a pang of sadness. Unless you’re Figma, Google doc, or OpenStreetMap…, which rely heavily on local state, JS should only be required for small island of interaction.

You talk about 1995 but I wouldn't even go back to 1999. Dialup was so painful. It advertised 56 know but in practice I never even say 48...