25 years and computers still don't boot any faster. A 8MHz 128k Mac would boot in about 20 seconds. Now computers are clocked about 500 times faster and it takes 10 times longer.
"Software is getting slower more rapidly than hardware becomes faster." -Niklaus Wirth But of course, you will have tons of new pseudoprogrammers telling you that "optimization is the root of evil" or some other crap they take for granted because they heard it said from some authority.
but past that it's not a serious experience, and shouldn't be treated as one.
I think you forgot that most people on the Internet (read, people who buzzwords and websites with domains ending with "r" appeal to (also massive idiots)) treat everything on the Internet very seriously. That's why it's filled with drama, and "social networking sites" (a stunning oxymoron, watch The I.T. Crowd for a brilliant parody) are only adding fuel to the fire.
10 to the minus 6th power mouthwashes = 1 Microscope