Asklemmy

In terms of politics, yes. But we are better in almost every other aspect.

I'm around your age and feel the same, it's not just you

Honestly maybe the 90ies were a short break between two crisis or a "golden age", but on the other hands, my parents were both struggling, we never had money, there was terrorism and police violence already

Remember when computer were magic though?

Yes, but now you get all the bad news streamed straight to you 24/7.

Previously you would have to pick up a newspaper or turn on the TV at the right time to hear about it.

Believe it or not, the world has indeed been made worse, it's just the era of American Domination due to the collapse of the USSR has waned due to previous socio-cultural issues ramping up and COVID-19 as well as the general beginning of change across the world due to the old generation dying out

Yes

There are a lot of things going on. Internationally, China and Russia and others at war or preparing for war with the west. So big geopolitical stuff. At home an aligment of those forces to create political instbility with existing forces internal to the US. A media and social media enviornment that thrives on outrage not truth. Disastisfaction that has resulted in a major political party being taken over by fascist, authoritarian. and corrupt influences. A populus that thinks this is just fine for one reason or another. A wealthy corporate power elite behind the scenes that likes this.

It's way better now. Neoliberalism is dead, hope is back.

Why not both?

Every major event i spend a lot of time rolling my eyes at real bougie people doing an emotional 'omg everything is suddenly so hard!', but the more things change, the more they stay the same, first as tragedy, second as farce

we're arguably a lot better off today