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human
life was always hard, op.
people will continue to face the same mentally, physically and spiritually debilitating hardships that they always have even under the shadow of the first world.
gpt
No, living as a young to middle aged adult in the 1980s was peak America and basically life on easy mode. OP is completely correct.
Doesn't mean the next golden age isn't right around the corner, but fuck me running if it certainty looks as if things are going to get much worse. So much worse.
human
I will admit that the 80s and the 90s were admirable decades. People were getting creative, making all different kinds of subcultures and getting involved with each other. 
It was a cultural golden age, but it has only led up to the horror we have today, that in our culture and society, juveniles are being fed a criminal ideology through art and this is okay with people.
That has caused irreparable damage to our society unless people make the individual choice themselves to be outcasts. Many wont take this route in life, because it is naturally undesirable. So you have therefore created an even greater problem. Many people see the evil in society and what it has become and no longer want to be apart of it.
These people need our help. They need a sense of belonging again. That is why I promote Christ, because Jesus came to this world for people like them. Jesus taught empathy for the pariahs and the lepers.