I think regardless of what people say our society today is one amongst the peak in terms of development, security, finance and well being. No wars been in Europe and America for over many decades, people can focus on personal development.Young people can study till their 30's without any work done. Young kids can smoke a joint and listen to anything they want. The government can feed the disabled and ill. People can argue on forums over which European ethnicity has more Red hair and who looks more like a Cro Magnid muscle monster. It seems this golden age where people don't have to constantly focus on what happens if a war is coming or the Wall Street collapse generate peace in most minds and you have to be very dumb or unfortunate to not find a job, career today.