Golden Age

some time in the past when "things were better than today"

• contra Collapse

Usually some combo of

• total self-delusion, most things weren't better
• things were better for some people but much worse for others (e.g. pseudo-Libertarians who say "we" had more Freedom in the 19th century)
• some temporary/unsustainable Sweet Spot (post-WWII Middle Class? A 20th Century Economic Theory)

Alternatively

• "synergy phase" of a Technological Revolution
• time of a Huge Invention?
• jump in Life Expectancy
• jump in Quality of Life
• jump in freedom/agency?
• time of fertile art scene?
• intelligence increase?

Many associate it with the post-WorldWarII US economic boom. But interesting issues around gender roles and civil rights... https://twitter.com/perdricof/status/1416449058764427269