I don’t find it too hard to indicate some things that were actually better in the 1970s:

• Consumer goods and appliances were typically more reliable and designed to be repaired
• Less additives in the food supply
• Obesity was less of a problem
• College education was more affordable with an entry level job
• Children had more freedom (would roam the neighborhood for hours unsupervised)
• Less surveilance

I can make all these points without saying “1970 was better in every way than 2025”. Why does it have to be all-or-nothing? Can’t some things have been better then and not worse?