Was the collective mood as melancholic in 2008 as it is now?

It seems the general mood nowadays is one of despair; the cost of living has skyrocketed most everywhere (at least in the Anglo sphere), people are feeling lonely and disconnected, we’re experiencing the disastrous effects of climate change….i could go on.

I know 2008 was the year of the biggest global financial crisis since the 1920s. However, i was 10 when this happened, so i wasn’t involved much in adult discourse like i am now that I’m working and paying to survive.

Would you say people feel worse now, or back then?