Lol. I lived through the 80s and 90s.
I don't need history books and I'm not going to correct you. It's a waste of 'breath' if your intial reaction is that.
It is easy to doubt, doubt is cheap.
When the time comes to say 'I told you so..' I won't want to and you won't want to remember.
Tell me why deaths of despair have jumped up 100k. Then I'll accept your casual dismissiveness. Dismissiveness that is ripe 'online'.