2021 - Society is broken, but is it more or less broken than in previous generations?

Firstly, why is this here, on my Genealogy / Family Tree web site? 

Part of my interest stems from my school days. British Social Economic History 1750 to 1900 was, if memory serves, one of the text books. I also recall my Geography teacher trying to persuade me to take GCE Geography instead of the History that I had selected. He said he could guarantee that I would get a good Grade with Geography, adding that nobody passed History. I stuck with History and did pass. Several decades later, and I would like to think of a combined Geography and History course, as they are so intertwined.

My interest in Social Economic History and Migration continues into my Family Tree exploration. An understanding of the one helps interpret the other, in both directions. Measure people in their time and circumstance but learn from their history. History shaped today and today shapes our future.