Computers - a long time ago. The software that runs on them? That swings back and forth. More specifically, I feel like we're in a "slow" part of the pendulum s

Computers - a long time ago. The software that runs on them? That swings back and forth. More specifically, I feel like we're in a "slow" part of the pendulum swing, and I keep hoping it will reverse directions. I mean, my $400 crappy laptop can run Factorio flawlessly (because the devs give a fuck about performance), but gets bogged down while scrolling on a webpage. It can run gvim (or Sublime Text or Notepad++) with dozens of plugins as fast as I could wish for, but if I pull up a "modern" IDE, suddenly my computer "can't even". A Logitech mouse using default drivers is smooth as silk, but the moment I set up branded drivers, the computer gives up for several minutes. It, frankly, makes me pretty sad.