I'm all for minimalism and clean design, and I agree that javascript-heavy ram hogging websites and browsers are not ideal. That said, the http protocol offers so much more now, such as SSL (https) which is pretty much mandatory these days.

Using outdated protocols such as gopher seems like little more than a novelty to me. I mean, you can browse http sites as text only using lynx just the same as gopher. BBS's were an integral part of the early net, but they have been eclipsed by modern technology with greater features and security such as forums, federated social media, and chat protocols such as matrix.