You are right, of course. Imperceptible dithering is still technically used all the time. But the harsh dithered look of yesteryear, where images were crunched

You are right, of course. Imperceptible dithering is still technically used all the time. But the harsh dithered look of yesteryear, where images were crunched down to 1-bit or maybe 32 colors if you were lucky is seldom done today.