From experience: Watch out for “seems” in these cases. The number of times I’ve heard someone say “_____ is not like it used to be”, or “it’s harder to find __

From experience: Watch out for “seems” in these cases. The number of times I’ve heard someone say “_____ is not like it used to be”, or “it’s harder to find ____ in (name community/event/location/etc)” is significant, and even when it’s true short-term, it rarely pans out long-term unless that very thought spreads to enough people that it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. Like do what you want it’s your life. I’m just saying what I’ve seen.