The 1960's, 1970's were golden years, kind of blissful. The world was recovering from the devastation of WW2. The economy really began to hum along and people appeared to be super contented. The greedy capatilism attitude just was not there I don't believe.
Has been my opinion for a long time, if only people could be content earning enough to be moderately comfortable.
I also recall the era when interest rates rose, house prices rose, people were chasing larger mansions, it became 'mandatory' for the wife to work so that people could buy more. That time then seemed the beginning of the end - the race to the bottom of capatilism had begun.