In a way, this is kind of an indictment of modern software overall. Why doesn't the average person think that tasks can complete quickly? Because so much of the

In a way, this is kind of an indictment of modern software overall. Why doesn't the average person think that tasks can complete quickly? Because so much of the software they interact with is bloated, slow, terrible crap that they all think that's what is normal. But on a more constructive note, perhaps instead of introducing artificial delays, you could instead show the user proof that the action has been completed?