For people born in 2000-2008.
I feel like there has really been a hidden apocalypse in the modern consumer era, exploitation era, the era that no longer cares about humanity or it’s mental health.
From food to entertainment to supposed freedom to so called advancement of the society, we’ve only seen a steady and constant decline in the psychological and mental state of the society as a whole.
I can’t help but notice how different were the things in 2007 or even 2015. The modernity and it’s bells and whistles has really been hazardous.
The good news is that you’re largely just experiencing a bias effect. We all tend to think the time of our childhood was better than the modern day. I was born in the 90s, and they were much better than the 00s in my opinion.
The same people who commodify your existence today were doing it in the 00s.
Technology has absolutely made this experience more invasive, but people have always wanted to use you to their own end.