I think most people are comfortable with their surrounding and society in general from when they were growing up. There is constant change, some good some bad, and people need to adjust to it - some are better at doing that than others, some don't care for it at all.
I saw a piece on-line from our local paper about the various restaurants, venues, bars, and local semi-celebrates that have been lost recently. But in that same time frame there were new restaurants, bars, venues, etc that started up - they aren't long time favorites now, but some may be in the future. There are always new entertainers and others coming along as well.
No matter how appealing any particular time or place in the past was, I wouldn't want to return if there was no internet. Not to mention modern communications, pharmaceuticals, safer more efficient cars, cleaner air and water, healthier food choices, on and on.