You're right, computers are definitely the same speed as they were 20 years ago.
replymany computers actually feel much slower than they did 20 years ago: https://danluu.com/input-lag/
reply(...or over 40 years ago)
Anyone not living paycheck to paycheck is just constantly gorging on fast food?
replyI don't mean to be glib, but for the most part, yes. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/well/child-obesity-un-rep...
replyObesity is nearly everywhere. In the old days, "prosperous" might have been a euphemism for "fat," as only the rich could afford to be fat. Now even people who are "food insecure" are often quite fat. Some of this of course is due to food quality, but ultimately there are no starving fat people.