Hello,
Wondering if anyone can help me

I want to install Bitcoin Core

On the 13th Feb 2021, I ran the installer for the clients Litecoin and Bitcoin core
Litecoin was complete in a few days and I now have an active wallet

Bitcoin seems to be taking far longer..
Today is 27th February 2021..
Current ETA for network sync is another 3 weeks (49% complete, ~0.07% per hour).

I've read many posts from google searches describing a wait time of "hours to days",
but this will take around 6 weeks

My laptop is circa 2020, not an old machine.
It has been powered on without interruption since 13th Feb
The files are being stored on a dedicated SATA drive.

- Is it normal to take 1-2 months?
- If a platform requires months to install, doesn't that seem a somewhat flawed concept?
- Will Bitcoin Core become unusable in the coming years, when the blockchain size has grown even more?
- Are there any plans in the Bitcoin development cycle to address this problem?

Thank you