Then vs. Now

Saw this meme earlier and it made me think about the difference in things today vs 30-50 years ago. A lot of things have improved, others not so much like in the meme.
What things or services have gotten better or worse that comes to mind?

Man flying has changed for the worse in so many ways

so true!

I miss the go go boots.

I remember when they no longer allowed smoking on planes. That irritated me back then.

Hot pants, enough said.

If you fly most non US based carriers you still get the young and skinny and cute flight attendants, and better food.

They were worn above the go go boots.

I found it frustrating to develop the serious hots for a stewardess whilst surrounded by 150 other strangers.

I think today’s flying is like yesterday’s bus riding…..

Passengers were thin for most part, nothing like the feeling of dread when you have an open seat next to you and a hugely obese person is squeezing their way down the aisle towards you.

That's when your window seat becomes an aisle seat, lest you get crushed.

I used to fly 3-4 trips per month for over 15 years in corporate America (computer industry). Made a good living at it but don't miss it.
Some years I racked up 100K miles of seat time. When traveling this much I'd get in my travel mode and nothing surprised me during the travel experience.
Yes things changed and not for the benefit of passengers.

One thing that is certainly better is automobile tire technology. I remember as a kid packing for vacations my dad would bring two spare tires. There were times when we needed them!
Now most folks wear out the tread before they have a single flat.

Automobile reliability too.

Service is better on airlines in the sense hou get there faster, more reliably and safer. The planes of old were slower, didn’t have abilities to fly through the crud we get to go through now, couldnt land as reliably in weather situations, and had more accidents.

I dosagree with the assertion of international flight attendants being any different than american ones, certain airlines have higher standards which is funny because those same countries disregard women or treat women like objects (i guess that makes sense given the attention to appearances), but you pay for that in higher fares.

Something that has gotten worse over the years: mental toughness. Too many people are wimps mentally.

Something that has gotten better over the years: information. We have vastly more information available at our fingertips compared to needing books and volumes that were many times incomplete.

automobiles are much more reliable now, we just drive a lot more.

Those 1970's vehicles would have 70,000 miles on them at 10 years old and hardly anything made it to 100,000 miles without the engine being overhauled once or twice.

I see flying private, "semi-private", or even first class is better.

Went to Homey Depot to buy a couple of clay pots.

One of the pots I liked had a white substance on one side, there was a young employee (Noah) standing around holding flags down by his side in a fenced off area watching a a forklift move around.
So I asked Noah if he could get a wet rag and see if it will wipe off, he says okay and takes off, comes back with a wet rag and says here you go.

I smirked and said you want me to clean it, he said yes, I replied Noah you are the one that works here not me! Guess the light bulb went off and he said okay and cleaned it.
Another gentleman about my age was sitting very close waiting for help shook his head and said; nobody wants to work these days, I replied they would have struggled bad back in our days!