> In the good ol' days businesses had longer-lasting relationships with their employees and didn't view them as disposable goods. This is the kind of thing the

> In the good ol' days businesses had longer-lasting relationships with their employees and didn't view them as disposable goods. This is the kind of thing the GP is talking about, and you've fallen into the trap. The rise of OH&S is a clear counterpoint to your statement here. For example, about a hundred people died during the building of the Hoover Dam. Such a death rate would be unthinkable in the modern era. > In the good ol' days people had to learn to actually ask each other out instead of swiping right on their phones. And if you were gay or even asexual, you had to pretend that you weren't or you'd be ostracised. Even to the point of marrying someone straight and making both of you miserable. And if you were pregnant, you were expected to hide yourself from public view, because being visible pregnant used to be distasteful. > In the good ol' days many places were less polluted than they are now. Good old weasel word 'many'. Many places are less polluted now than they were then. The point is that you're cherrypicking just the good stuff, which is exactly what the GP is talking about. Few people would actually be better off if you turned the clock back 40 years, especially women and minorities.