It's so much fun living through the steep bit of an S curve that we imagine it might last forever...
On other hand not being hopelessly outdated in a relatively short time does have perks. It is cheaper to not have to update constantly and still getting decent performance.
I get the feeling. The 90s in particular, maybe even until crysis went super fast. Then tech felt incredibly stagnant for over a decade.
But the time since 2020 feels much faster again. It's scary! But it's exciting.