Now I remembered what I wanted to type when I first read your post.

now we get frustrated if a webpage doesn't spring to life in under a second.

^Totally happened to me yesterday when I was on the train to work and I was trying to watch Netflix. Netflix wasn't loading properly for like 3 secs and I did the following.

1. Close all apps
2. Put the phone on flight mode to reset the mobile connection, then turned it back on again.
3. Tried Netflix again, but it was a no go.
4. Repeat steps above till Netflix worked.

I did all this despite the fact that I know the train was going into a spotty reception area and has happened to me before.

So I am in total agreeance with you on the fact that patience is in short supply, this is especially true with the younger generation (apologies for the broad generalisation here) whereby instant gratification isn't enough anymore. It needs to be instant all the time and it needs to be grand....