Cowboy Wisdom, the good ol day really were special.

Upvoted. "Hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men create hard times" -- G. Michael Hopf

Smart man, he didn't fall for the advanced education makes you superior lies. No indoctrination needed to be strong, you have to work for it.

Yes . . . no nation long survives without 'hard men'; and the hard work -- or times -- that produce them.

The key is we need to simulate hard times using full dive VR so people know what the struggle is about.

Not a bad idea, VR is used to treat some mental illness, and we already know the left is sick.

In the good old days you didn’t have the problems you have today because:
You had bigger problems you don‘t remember
or
The way you lived back then caused the problems you have today
or
You were ignoring the problems other people had

Interesting perspective. There has never been a period in history without problems, true enough but I disagree that you can blame current issues on the past. Each generation has their own unique experiences and adjusts accordingly. Outside drama also plays a part, as an example, the uncontrolled immigration wreaking havoc all over Europe and parts of the USA didn't happen until uncontrolled immigration and encouraging mass migration became a political tool.