98.9% of Strava users have documented proof they are 'more sensible' that other Strava users.
0.01% of Strava users use it to remind themselves where they've been.
If you don't like it, don't use it. Let those who do like it get on with it. I do like it, and I do like to see where in the scale of ability I lie (well down the scale, as it happens). I do try, on some segments, to improve my time. As does any non-Strava cyclist who does anything resembling 'training' rather than just riding.
That's not the case - you don't need times to train. I only worry about exact times in real races.
Training is about effort level (either perceived, or via power and/or HR) for a particular duration (which doesn't need to be measured to the second!).
Yes, my bad. I succumbed to a fit of grumpiness! Like lots and lots of people, I like Strava. The vast majority of users aren't that competitive - the numbers make it plainly obvious that only a very few are actually quick enough to trouble the KoM/QoM charts - so the comparisons are really only with ourselves and to check whether or not we're improving or deteriorating against the benchmark of those nearest us in the ladder. I find it's good motivation to get out and ride, and to put a bit of effort in rather than just bimble - though there are plenty of occasions when I'm happy to ride at a moderate pace and forget about segments. In fact, there are only one or two segments in my local area that I care about as a measure of my own fitness; all the others are of no more than passing interest. I'm much more interested in where I've been and who else has done something similar, and for that the Flyby and Heatmap features are fascinating. Well, I think so!
Edit: actually, there is one other aspect I like. I do like to boggle at the speeds, times or distances that the really good riders achieve, and ponder just how much faster and fitter than mere mortals like me they are. Some of them are people I know (including my ex), so it brings another aspect to the experience of using the site.