No it's a function of "you haven't been using it for the last 6 years so there might a little to get used to".....
I don't have any problem losing my place when swiping control center up....and I for one am glad the multitasking tray doesn't keep all my apps going while I'm not using them.....
So you'd rather have the icon in a little dock than the card view? Personally, I don't find the new way technically better, but it sure as hell looks a lot nicer.
Oh and some of those apps do update in the background - iOS 7 intelligent multitasking. It learns when you open regularly used apps and updates them just before you'd normally open them so the content is fresh when you get there.
Again - you seem to simply have aesthetic problems with iOS 7. Which is fine....but you're crazy.
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Facepalm.
I've said many times I like the aesthetic changes, and my gripes are not with the aesthetics.
You seem to have a hard time gauging other people's opinions and views.