I just feel like he went "over the top." Is the kid taking modern medicine? There are things that seem like they were better back then, and things that seem lik

I just feel like he went "over the top." Is the kid taking modern medicine? There are things that seem like they were better back then, and things that seem like they're better now. I guess I just don't get the all-or-nothing philosophy. Why not pick and choose the best parts of each time period?