I used to as well, but I discovered that VNC completely beats X forwarding in terms of responsiveness, reliability, speed, clipboard management and OpenGL usabi

I used to as well, but I discovered that VNC completely beats X forwarding in terms of responsiveness, reliability, speed, clipboard management and OpenGL usability. Modern apps simply draw so much so complex things that the recipe is heavier than the effect. The philosophy is different, I admit, and it needs certain setup, but it is totally worth it.