Is the Scandinavian Defence inferior? As Black, I have never played the Scandinavian Defence, nor have I ever liked the Center Game for White.  It seems like 1. e4 d5 wastes valuable time after 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 and Black's Queen must flee, while White can comfortably develop:



The same drawback goes to White in the Center Game: 

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1. e4 e5. 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6


But the opening, notwithstanding, appears to be still popular, and online players have often played it against me.  Is there some redeeming virtue that I'm missing in this defence?
Here are a few reasons one may take up the defense:


Despite having the Queen kicked by the Knight, the Queen is in no real danger of being trapped, its most common escape locations being to a5 and d6.
Black's pawn structure is solid, in similar ways to the Caro-Kann.
The number of lines Black needs to know are fairly limited, this makes it an easy defense to get into.
It's not played very often, so the Black player will likely have more familiarity with the positions than White.
Black is able to develop all the pieces and castle in relative safety; notable is the ability to develop with the Bishop on c8 before ...e6 is played.