You know I just rejoined AHA after letting my membership lapse about 25 years ago (have I been lazy or just really busy brewing? ) Two things that didn't exist back then are online forums and any decent knowledge about cleaning and sanitation. All great advancements come at the price of some aggravation, don't they?
Sorry that the forum became a bit contentious over your initial post - we usually agree on things or quickly agree to disagree peacefully. For example, the homebrewer now has antimicrobial beer lines available to him (though some say it is a waste of money and prefer to simply swap out lines more frequently at around 1/3 of the cost or to stay on top of the cleaning process keg to keg - either way works, if you are happy with the results).
Innovations are sometimes embraced and sometimes dismissed; unfortunately, we sometimes really put our faith into a product and are not willing to be dissuaded; other times, we don't have the means of measuring the product's efficacy and fall prey to anecdotal evidence presented. in the end, you should look at things for what will work best/easiest in your situation.
Anyway, Cheers to a long time brewer!