There is a difference between 'feels faster' and 'gets users to stick around until the page finishes loading'. The latter is an observation that can be corrobo

There is a difference between 'feels faster' and 'gets users to stick around until the page finishes loading'. The latter is an observation that can be corroborated by analytics. The former is more of a plausible 'just so' story that may or may not be a valid/good/falsifiable/defensible explanation for the latter.