Man, it's crazy to think that SER existed longer than the MC has by now, because honestly, my time at the MC felt like a much longer one.
(Though I suppose that may be attributed to how sporadically people still visit this place, myself included.)
Well, we are all adults now. Back when the Moogle Cavern was bright and shiny and new, we were adolescents, going on that magical adventure of trying to grow up. The site served as an important place where friendships were forged, and the world expanded to us, even if we were just sitting in our bedrooms hoping no one would call and ruin the dial-up connection.
Heck, doesn't time pass by slower when you're younger? I'm sure there are studies which go on about how we interpret the passage of time in different stages of our lives. The Internet was also a much smaller, much different place back then. So I can see how the Moogle Cavern, and the time there, would overshadow anything we may or may not have done here in the land of eating rings.