I usually try to look on the bright side of things, but very rarely can I look at something I encounter on a daily basis and go "wow, that was better then it was a decade ago."

Restaurant food? Eating out in general. mediocre most of the time. Coffees seem to be cut with more artificial stuff then usual.

Build quality of consumer goods from appliances to toys? Huge difference.

Quality of digital platforms from social media to online shopping? HUGE loss there, amazon is seemingly 90% cheap oversees knockoffs with poor build quality.

The internet? A simple google search? Have fun scrolling through 17 AI pictures for a actual image of what you want.

Even aesthetically it seems businesses have become more plastic and dismal then usual. With logos themselves being shaven down.

This doesn't feel like the usual "well, you are looking at the world with older eyes" more like corners are being cut everywhere.