The 90s, especially the latter years, are durably regarded as a high point by multiple generations who lived through them at multiple ages. My wife’s grandfathe

The 90s, especially the latter years, are durably regarded as a high point by multiple generations who lived through them at multiple ages. My wife’s grandfather was an old man during that time and even said this. It wasn’t that everything was great. It was that there was a palpable sense, supported by a great deal of evidence, that things were getting better. This did also include things like race relations and LGBTQ acceptance. The latter was worse then but visibly improving. The former has become worse since then. The optimism ended on 9/11. I firmly believe that the terrorists won. They destroyed the culture of the west on that day and it has never recovered. It was our reaction that did it, not the planes, but I think that was the plan.