I get your point.
My grandparents lived through the Depression and WW II.
They were faith-filled regular churchgoers, as were most
of their contemporaries. They kept a hopeful philosophical outlook when confronted with life’s challenges.
People today are not in any way thus prepared.
And this is a more minor point, but could be the spark: People today have less savings and a lot more debt.
People back then had little, and even if they were able to afford anything, they were under rationing in WWII. People were stronger back then.
People today will freak out when they can't get toilet paper, among many other things.