> , nor particularly true in many ways I think it's pretty obvious that if someone wanted to dig through popular historical stories they could easily cherry pi

> , nor particularly true in many ways I think it's pretty obvious that if someone wanted to dig through popular historical stories they could easily cherry pick factoids from virtually any decade in order to paint it in a decadent light. In this case, the null hypothesis is that human behavior is pretty consistent over time. It's on the claimant of an idea that cuts against the null hypothesis to provide the evidence. I have never seen a statistically convincing analysis of decadence. It's just usually someone spouting off with a bunch of anecdotes. I can provide you some from an array of decades if you like.