Indeed. I have a circa-2008 Core 2 Duo laptop that I pull out from time to time, and I’m always shocked at how snappy it is running a modern OS relative to much more powerful modern computers, and start to wonder why I shelved it. That is, until I start browsing the web or need to use an electron app, and then it all becomes clear.

It’s too bad that perfectly serviceable machines like that are being relegated to closets and trashcans due to sheer inefficiency of modern software.