“The past was better than the present in most meaningful ways”
Agree
- Community bonds were stronger
- Life had more meaning and less distraction
- Mental health was better pre-internet
- People were more present and connected
Disagree
- Medicine, rights, and opportunity improved massively
- Nostalgia blinds us to past suffering
- Technology solved real problems
- More freedom and acceptance now
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