Rents were so low ...
Food was available and too cheap ...
Streets with no traffic all the time ...
Cars were cheap and you can buy any ...
Savings ... you can save money and live good as well.
Work opportunities were more ...
Salaries we good for the life style .. now salaries are nothing compared with the expenses.

Simply .. it is just getting more complicated ... Sorry but I can't see the good part in progress ...

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. (Gautama Buddha)