I read a post to this effect. There was a picture on the internet of a child blowing out a candle for a birthday cake right next to an ashtray full of cigarettes and adults drinking beer in front of said child. Everyone was all outraged "blah blah blah this is terrible awful blah blah blah, child will die of alcoholic athsma". Then this guy chimed in, and basically said that the 80s were the last decade where people were free. Free of political correctness, free of societal tyranny, free to do and say whatever the fuck they wanted. He said in the 90s it started to go downhill, as 'save the children' and other measures started taking effect. It clicked with me: it's what I've been yearning for. That's the life I want, and everything EVERYTHING is going against that. Online tyranny, outrage/cancel culture, 'save the children', worship science or else, wear a mask, don't smoke, don't vape, don't drink, wear a helmet.... I want to scream.