I think you’re right.
“God I hate the 20th century. World grew up into a hell of a place”.
General George S Patton Jr
No time or era is "perfect"; however, there has been so much WRONG with the late 20th century and all of the 21rst, thus far, vis-a-vis the destruction of culture, civility, humor, imagination, language, and yes intelligence, it appears that mankind is devolving.