Guest.....I was brought up in a "subsistence" society.
No one was well off, we all had to work hard, we wasted nothing and mended everything.
There was no corporatism, and the farmers and merchants just made a living.
The community spirit and "culture" were wonderful, everyone sang, played an instrument, or entertained in whatever way they could.
No one complained if the singing or playing was not up to professional standard, every effort was appreciated.

Doctors were on call round the clock....they had a vocation, not a licence to rip off the NHS.
People still had a sense of responsibility for themselves and their families.

Life was a struggle, but it was a "struggle" that made life worthwhile.

Contrast that with the consumerist society we have today, with its waste, blighted cities, unemployment, drug abuse, uneducated children,
disgusting entertainment industry, parasitical banking system.

"What a wonderful world"