Back to the Good Ol' Days

I recently got a chance to do some canning with my mom and soon-to-be sister-in-law. I've canned with mom before, and I love the idea of having your own fruits and veggies without all the added junk they put in things nowadays. This time we made and canned applesauce. We all sat around the dining room table and talked and peeled and chopped. It was fun and made me think of older days.
See, I've always felt I was born in the wrong era. I feel we as a people have gotten so lazy over time. What happened to the days of making your own clothes and other necessities, hunting, farming, and gathering? Yes, we still have those things, but they are few and far between. Now people want to complain about the growing obesity problem we face when they aren't doing anything to improve upon the conditions. For example: When Barack Obama first was elected into office, soon after his wife, Michelle, started her own campaign to get kids moving. Now, before I go on, I am not in any way bashing the Obamas. This is more of an observation, I guess. That being said, rumor had it that Mrs. Obama was trying to get higher taxes on cheaper and more accessible junk food so people would be more inclined to buy healthy. I don't know if that ever came to fruition or not, but I want to point out a small flaw in that plan. Yes, raising taxes on the junk food would cause it to be not as cheap and therefore a little less appetizing, so to speak. However, the healthier, fresher food is already priced sky high so people who actually would want to change eating habits wouldn't be able to do so, unless they had their own garden or small farm.
But I'm kinda getting away from the point of this entry. People are worried about the downfall of the nation. There are more poor and hungry here now than ever. But if people would start farming and learning to make their own things rather than rely on someone else, those rates may decrease. I don't know politics, I don't know economy, I don't know a lot when it comes to the country. What I do know is that technology and modernization have almost hindered us in a way. There's so many drugs out there now that, yes, they may take care of the problem, but in return give you a whole slew of new problems. Why don't we go back to natural remedies and herbs that God gave us? Those things worked quite efficiently for centuries...why did we turn away from them? All because we wanted it done faster and more conveniently.
This didn't entirely come out as I was planning, but it's been on my mind for a while. I don't know if anyone will see this or not, but this is my opinion on things. We need to go back to simpler times. There was less crime, less starvation, better education, and better morals.
Anyway...sorry, I hadn't intended for a rant, but as I said, it's been on my mind for a while.