Geshmak:
That is the point I was making. These are conveniences, and many of us enjoy them. The OOT of experience is quite different, and there are other maalos that some find desirable. Does anyone here recall being unable to purchase Cholov Yisroel at a local store, and needing to exert effort to maintain that halacha? How about the congenial attitude toward other Yidden that is blind to someone’s levush? The ability to daven Shacharis without being interrupted countless times by tzedokoh collectors (not minimizing the mitzvah involved, just noting the disruption)? How about the role of the local yeshiva being a community institution, not one of a bunch of competitors that could reject or expel a child on impulse?
Different folks have different preferences. You are on the mark noting that the judgment is very subjective.