It took 20 seconds to load for me every time... Def a frustrating experience... They should lighten up on their UI design and go minimal perhaps if they don't want to spend more on a CDN.
I use separate browser with JS disabled and it loads fast. No pithy quotes, no spinners, just fast content. Sure, some features break, but it is enough to get the content. Try it...
I had a look at the api calls and those seems fast so you are probably right.
yes, I agree. It is painfully slow in fact. I tend to navigate a lot as well on such sites.