Well Nice thread
What today's Trend and Culture iN Internet Line is that USer is now more modified compare to the earlier one . As many tools and features alloted by search engine and the Ratio of the competition of online business is now like a Honey Bee Nest where One queen( Search Engine ) Evaluate and rule the Sites .
And
SEO is the Very slow and tricky Dose which need lots of wound of Patience and Dedication which nowadays no costumer having this ...
So in my opinion
SEO is required but the way people demand and think It's like getting a Instant Jackpot.