Many things have gone down in quality in favor of being cheaper and/or more widely available: - sound quality is worse: cds >> mp3s - flying is slower: concor

Many things have gone down in quality in favor of being cheaper and/or more widely available: - sound quality is worse: cds >> mp3s - flying is slower: concorde >> easyjet - articles more errorful: newsrooms >> bloggers - etc. People prefer to consume more, different, faster, rather than less, better, slower. And, of course, the true cost of externalities (on the environment et al) is not properly factored in.