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Bodhi Linux is the one I used on a Celeron based system. The distro is purpose built for retro hardware.

I wish I could explain what is going on but it is physically painful to use, like you are remote desktoping over an iridium satellite

Technically the chipset was released in 2008 but I believe this is a 2012 laptop (*)

The computers don't get slower, and light Linux distros should still work fine.

But what matters is the software you're using, and that will be modern software (mostly). Modern browsers visiting JS-heavy websites, or a heavier office suite than 15 years ago.

And if this is the context, then computers must get slower over time, right?

> There is no reason for computers to get slower over time. Especially on linux.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wirth's_law