[ Tony lets the pillow pop him in the faces and catches it as it falls, looking smug. ]

"Better" is a matter of subjectivity and selectiveness. Music, for example. Waaaay better in the sixties. No contest.

On the other hand, medical science had yet to definitively link cancer and the chemical compounds found in cigarettes, meaning doctors were encouraging their patients to slowly breathe in murder gas. Somewhat less great.

But again: The Animals? The Beatles? Once in a lifetime.