Few observations over the past few decades (my paycheck went up by slightly less than the US inflation rate during this time): Air travel is much more affordab

Few observations over the past few decades (my paycheck went up by slightly less than the US inflation rate during this time): Air travel is much more affordable to me. It has become psychologically nasty which makes the overall deal feel worse, while it is actually better in $ terms. Housing build quality is worse, things need more frequent repairs, cost is higher probably due to increase in land value. Much more trashy food in the grocery store aisles, one needs to be aware and shop carefully. Politics especially in the US has gotten FAR worse. The internet after the early promise has gotten FAR worse (better in bandwidth and far worse via enshittification). Cars improved till around 2010 and now worse for the dollar (too much electronics, and repairs are prohibitively expensive).