[yellowapple]

But all the other bounds have improved massively, too:

- CPUs are multiple orders of magnitude faster

- GPUs are multiple orders of magnitude faster

- RAM is multiple orders of magnitude faster and more abundant

- Disks are multiple orders of magnitude faster and bigger

- Network connections are multiple orders of magnitude faster

Why is it that the end result feels the same?

The answer, of course, is that software complexity has kept pace: software, like a gas, expands until it fills its container.

[lordlimecat]

No, the answer is your ssh configuration. You're hanging on timeouts, either doing DNS resolution or trying multiple auth mechanisms.

Use -vvv to find the hangup.

[yellowapple]

I wasn't the author of the original comment. SSH ain't a problem for me. I was talking more about system responsiveness in general.