54 years old so here is the mixed bag I have seen in my area (South) 1. Absolutely there is a decline in quality/cleanliness and low to mid restaurants in my

54 years old so here is the mixed bag I have seen in my area (South) 1. Absolutely there is a decline in quality/cleanliness and low to mid restaurants in my area. I don't even bother checking my order and assume it will be wrong. Many places we go into look like a disaster so my family has just quit eating out. I was at a Red Lobster and two employees got in a scream fight because all the cooks just walked off the job. The manager eventually walked out and shooed everyone that did not have food out the door. I don't know the root cause but the degradation happened post Covid. 2. People do seem less considerate of others. I have decided to not coach youth soccer anymore due to crazy parents. We had a street fight in my middle class neighborhood. Many other examples - maybe it's my local area but I have lived here most of my life. 3. I am a middle aged white guy and even I am scared of the police. Scared mainly because they seem so scared and on edge. 4. The "business" people have taken over IT. I do feel bad for the next generation. We are wealth generators for people that hate to be dependent on us. 5. On the plus side, society seems much more tolerant of minorities (race/sexual orientation/religion/etc)