It's crazy to see all these interviews from >25 years ago. Everything is calmer, people are more soft-spoken, they think before they speak. They come across as some mix of wholesome, endearingly naive and balanced, genuine etc (it's the tone of voice, the facial expressions, the body language, everything). compared to the media frenzy today, including the shouting grimacing screaming youtubers, the constant crisis mode, everyone putting on an act etc.<p>I'm not saying the world had no problems, I was alive, I know it wasn't paradise. But the contrast is always noticable whenever I watch old footage, eg asking people's opinions on the street etc. Or there was also a video about some friends having fun at Disneyland and it all seemed much calmer than today.