Is beating an insane demon still impressive?

I’ve been playing the game for around 8 years or so and the games difficulty has changed so much. I remember levels like supersonic,necropolis etc being considered some of the hardest levels in the game and thinking I’ll never beat them. I’ve finally gotten to the point where I can but it doesn’t feel as good as it used to. From what I’ve seen on this subreddit, it seems like everyone’s beaten extremes and stuff like cataclysm, a level which used to be one of the hardest levels seems to be considered easy by this community’s standards. Are insane demons still considered difficult?