O-zom! it's just that you are the most eco friendly considering the frame material. And riding a Specialized is like wearing a ... english blackout... like wearing a futro z norek! MURDERER!
I love riding a hardtail on trails since I got up in skills and in fitness, it's a bike-yoga to me, and more tech it gets, the better. Because you have to be more gentle, more agile.
No... Spec bikes ride pretty well - at Starbucks you drink milk from Posilac injected cows, with addition of water, coffe flavoured taste regulator and coffeine extract.