Some only perceive the present as substantially different from the past because they don't know the past. While technology and society evolve, mankind changes much more slowly.
Quote:
"I see no hope for the future of our people if they are dependent on
frivolous youth of today, for certainly all youth are reckless beyond
words... When I was young, we were taught to be discreet and
respectful of elders, but the present youth are exceedingly wise
[disrespectful] and impatient of restraint"
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(Hesiod, 8th century BCE).