I agree. I liked many of the things we had in the past, but I wouldn’t want to give up what we have now to get them back.
In a more perfect world, we would have the best things from the past (e.g. fedora hats, less traffic, common decency, ubiquitous pianos, no Kardashian sisters on TV, etc.), and the best from the present (e.g. Internet, cellphones, more social enlightenment and safety nets, Buffalo wings, etc.).
In a most perfect world we’d have the best from the past, present, and future. I want those flying cars, AI indentured slave robots, instant food fabricators, and affordable intra-solar system transportation.