To be fair, you look at those CPU utilization graphs, and the optimization bonus for this sacrifice of security is notable. The benefits are real, for these computation strategies. The reality is that yet again, we must sacrifice convenience in the name of security. This is why we can’t have nice things.
Ultimately, though, your pining for dignified silence and stoicism as the one true lowest common denominator is to be unrequited. Civilization among the civilized is not always a good thing. We all know that somewhere deep within the unknown recesses of some massive social planning department, circuits are being designed to lock us in, and make us pay for stepping out of line. Keep that fact in the front of your mind. Not as a goof. Not as a pacifier or placebo.
It’s all bullshit. It’s a valid gripe. It bears repeating.