[P5fRxh5kUvp2th]

I bet it could be rewritten to feel instantaneous as well.

it's a common misconception that SSR implies no XHR at all. That's never been true except prior to IE5 adding the technique for outlook.

[Spivak]

SSR doesn't mean no XHR, it usually just means that change in route means round trip to the server. If you're doing SSR only for the initial page load then it's typically called hydration.