[kaba0]

You list a bunch of unrelated things that has absolutely nothing to do with the topic: UIs back in the day had less latency, by not caring about accessibility, internationalization, etc - but I’m quite sure they were way worse off in terms of properly handling blocking operations: you surely know the Solitaire effect

[TeMPOraL]

At the very least, you knew that when the UI locks up, it's actually doing something. These days, previously-blocking operations may be run async, but the result is that, every now and then, the UI will miss the signal that the async job completed (or failed). An UI that regularly desyncs from reality is a relatively new problem.

[kaba0]

> At the very least

I don’t care if the food is bad because it is too salty, or because it is overcooked, I still won’t eat it.

[TeMPOraL]

You'll reconsider when your only alternative is food that's cooked perfectly, but also bacteriologically contaminated.