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>You see the same thing in political conservative/traditional circles, where basically things were good when they were young, and things today are bad, but it all differs on when the person was born

when things decline that's still an accurate represenation, not just an artifact of subjectivity



The problem is that overall decline is generally subjective while personal decline is objective (we all grow old and sick and ultimately die).

People frequently conflate the two.




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