Things weren't so great after the Roman empire fell. The wreckage left in the wake of falling societies is never pretty. Look at Easter island. Things are bit

Things weren't so great after the Roman empire fell. The wreckage left in the wake of falling societies is never pretty. Look at Easter island. Things are bit different now. The economy is global, human impact on the planet is global and massive. We are beyond its carrying capacity and are quickly expending its energy reserves. But that's a different conversation. None of us were alive in the "roaring 20s", but I will point out that that was very localized to east coast cities. Trust me, there were no roaring twenties out on the prairie.