I think this is one of those situations where “At the time, it seemed as if I was making sense.”
Going back to RobbyS’s point about paradigms, I think that one of the points of confusion for commentators in general is that we assume everyone desires the same outcome: people living in stable families, getting a reasonable education, avoiding vice and disease and crime, getting jobs, contributing to the community, etc.
However, this is exactly the situation against which the 60s-people now ruling us rebelled. If we assume they want to maximize employment and constructive living, while minimizing crime and social chaos, we’re probably wrong.
They want to maximize their enjoyment of their lifestyle and avoid all consequence for their actions, I think. In this they seem to be succeeding. Now if the boomers can just slip out of this world before the follow-on generations start chopping off their heads or giving them the needle before they are ready....