On the contrary, I'm simply questioning the idea that we should all be switching to vectors and abandoning list structures, because of "modern" machines. Every

On the contrary, I'm simply questioning the idea that we should all be switching to vectors and abandoning list structures, because of "modern" machines. Every other tech bro blowhard likes to repeat this. So, first of all, I want to know what they mean by "modern"---how recently was it supposedly okay to chase pointers rather than just offsets.