The endless configuration pain you mention pretty perfectly describes anytime I try to dip into a modern framework and find myself spending hours and hours upda

The endless configuration pain you mention pretty perfectly describes anytime I try to dip into a modern framework and find myself spending hours and hours updating ruby or python or some random node module until all the dependencies finally align and I can write a single productive line of code. Or when I spend 10 minutes fighting various websites just to get a dumb TV streaming site to login with the app it’s connected to. I have to agree with the general premise: despite the phenomenal power of computers today, they generally feel just as irritating as they always have.