The problem with the ideal past is that it never really existed. That doesn’t stop people from having beliefs about the old days that are full of crap, though.
Despite many differences, the one similarity shared thing we humans all have in common is that terrible things will happen, often through no agency of your own.
Wherever there are lost souls searching for meaning, there are sociopathic swindlers eager to exploit them for their own financial, sexual, or plain old evil gain.
