> But to just state that "Life is so much better in 2026 than in 1926 for Americans" is obviously a pretty nebulous statement.

Given that there was no antibiotics in 1926, no chemotherapy or radiation therapy for cancer, no public pensions (so good luck getting old), hardly any indoor plumbing (even by 1940 it was about half), I think life is much better now that one hundred years ago.

What were infant mortality rates in 1926? Maternal mortality? Average life span? How many years did people live after retirement?

Can you list the ways in which you think life was better in 1926?

And to say life is better now is not to say it's perfect or to deny that improvements can still be made.