How would one provide an example of the general 'feel' of an environment? While everyone in support of it is using the subjective feeling that it has gotten wo

How would one provide an example of the general 'feel' of an environment? While everyone in support of it is using the subjective feeling that it has gotten worse, the only evidence for or against it would involve aggregating all posts over time and seeing how the various averages worked out. Basically you are asking for evidence of a counter theory that has never been required of the prevailing one.