> What about my post made you think it was unworthy or inappropriate to the discussion?

The numbers are high enough that some people (not me) may be downvoting you because they think you're exaggerating.

Maybe I'm lucky not dealing with flying out of new york, but I usually leave about 2hr before boarding. I expect steps to take about:

    to airport: 45min (subway, subway, shuttle)
    check luggage: 15min (usually omitted)
    security: 15min
    to gate: 15min
    wait: 30min

Individual steps can take longer, but they've not taken long enough to make me miss my flight. I just have less waiting at the end.