When people make the Golden Age fallacy, they just show that they don't know any history. The golden age fallacy is basically "i wish we could return back to the past when X was better." Most often, they are talking about times when X was not better. they are just assuming, because they know little about the past, that things must have been better.
People often make the Golden Age Fallacy around sexual issues. let's go back to when sex was sacred. This ignores the fact that throughout present and ancient times, sex has been both celebratory and problematic and some of the worst times, such as the ravage of Europe by syphillis and London's huge problem with child prostitutes were during some of the most religious and conservative times.
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