>My point is that 'slow' is a relative measure against other websites, not an objective value. So long as your website is faster than a typical website then use

>My point is that 'slow' is a relative measure against other websites, not an objective value. So long as your website is faster than a typical website then users won't give up. You're competing against more than other web sites, and data shows this isn't true at all in any case. There are certain "thresholds" beyond which users will stop visiting much more frequently, but yeah.