I agree, but my criticism was directed at those who write about &quot;the old days&quot; bashing today&#x27;s society as &quot;empty&quot;, &quot;out of touch&quot;, &quot;vane&quot;, &quot;mindless&quot;, &quot;hostile&quot;, etc.<p>Victorian and post-1945 were both incredible times and I have devoted so much time reading about them! But they weren&#x27;t some kind of &quot;golden days&quot; either. My grandmother ate country rats to survive in the 40s, and only on lucky days...