[Everything was better back when everything was worse.] The reason that everything was better back when everything was worse is that when everything was worse, it was actually possible for people to have experiences that were a pleasant surprise.
"Agrāk, kad viss bija sliktāk, viss bija labāk." (Smiekli) Iemesls, kāpēc viss bija labāks kādreiz, kad viss bija sliktāks, ir tas, ka tad, kad viss bija sliktāks, cilvēkiem bija iespējama tāda pieredze, kas tos patīkami pārsteidza.