Ha. "Our earth is degenerate in these latter days. There are signs that the world is speedily coming to an end. Bribery and corruption are common." - Assyrian clay tablet, ca. 2800 B.C.
It's an inherent part of being human to see the present day as the end of days.
Or, we're seeing through more of the nice, shiny veneer of youth that says "Everything's OK" and mark this new vision as worse than the old one, inferring a decline.
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Ha. "Our earth is degenerate in these latter days. There are signs that the world is speedily coming to an end. Bribery and corruption are common." - Assyrian clay tablet, ca. 2800 B.C.
It's an inherent part of being human to see the present day as the end of days.
We see the world through our experiences. We are getting older, having more problems as we age, so we see that the world is getting worse.
Or, we're seeing through more of the nice, shiny veneer of youth that says "Everything's OK" and mark this new vision as worse than the old one, inferring a decline.