I too have that feeling, but it still feels somewhat misguided... I can't quite place why. Perhaps I'm just being too pessimistic, that things could in fact be

I too have that feeling, but it still feels somewhat misguided... I can't quite place why. Perhaps I'm just being too pessimistic, that things could in fact be better again. I wonder... Many common narratives are themselves hoxes or scams. Many regulations exist to simply protect the scammers. So I'm not quite sure I agree with your implication. I do however agree that culture was more uniform which could cause the illusion of being taken for a ride a bit more appealing. As for today, I'm amazed at how few people I know even half as pissed off as I am, so maybe they're all still happily on the ferris wheel too?