The Good Old Days Were Better?

Many older people talk about the good old days.  They often chat about how and why things were better back then, in their minds.


Sure their were certain things that were better back then.  But many folks conveniently fail to mention about the things that were, back in the old days, worse then they are now.


I realize that today's world is far from perfect.  However, back in the good old days, our world went through two world wars, count them, two!  Women and minorities had less rights and were generally treated worse than they are now.  And the stigma against mental illness in America was also worse than it is now.


It's OK for the elderly to remember how things were back in the day, as long as they remember how it was compared to now honestly.