wasn't it strongly implied that things like that would be enabled via the expansion port and aftermarket products? I would not be surprised to see color AR within a year of launch
We don't know and that's why the next few years are not looking bright. This is going to massively accelerate existing income inequality until it breaks our economy. Some have suggested universal basic income as the relief, but good luck getting the United States Congress to deliver that for its people. We're talking something much bigger than The New Deal and that only happened because the fucking Great Depression happened first.
Well yeah, if you are just trying to have "blazing fast navigation and working forms" use Vanilla Rails. If you have the need for lots of javascript interactivity, you'll probably want to hire devs that are well-versed in Javascript frameworks. Try convincing them to just use Vanilla Rails and tell me how that goes.