People Need To Study History

No, Kylie, you really don't want to be back in the 1940s…

The 1940s-50s fashion model — photographer unknown, Wikipedia Commons https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode

… or whatever other past decade or era you have nostalgic opinions about.

Where does this come from? I've heard people who have not had a difficult life say this! I'm reminded of a clip from The Daily Show; thank you for your quick wit, Jordan Klepper.