Some of this could be attributed to having much better opiates for the masses these days. A phone, a game console, or an old Internet-capable computer can all p

Some of this could be attributed to having much better opiates for the masses these days. A phone, a game console, or an old Internet-capable computer can all provide a near-limitless, cheap, side-effect-less escape. This wasn't the case in 1990 - the technologies were there but not mature and widespread.