Why were older generations happier than us?

Nov '22 in Other

In a general observatory sense of people, we can see that our older generations were much happier than us. Mind you, they went through famines, wars, and many more almost dystopian events. Yet for some reason they were...Happy.

We're supposedly the "most gifted" generation in terms of luxury and quality of life but our generation is always complaining about how life is not fair and why someone else is the reason they are not happy.

I think there could be multiple reasons for this one of which is the struggling times that our older generations went through...They may have in some way shape or form influenced their mindset to be happy while we are alive. Very often were they reminded of the mortal nature of the human, almost on a daily basis. Maybe that somehow changed their psyche?

Is my premise wrong? What is you take on this situation? What do you think it is like this?

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