When times are hard, it makes people better. Prosperity makes people lazy, complacent and self-centered, and good character and work ethic are less important. It takes strong character to endure good times.
I think I’m going to go with Solomon’s quote there is nothing new under the sun. We still have vices and virtues in varying quantities. Much of the change is superficial. Still, there is no prior time that I would go back to permanently. I’d prefer to look forward.