Untethered

Humans aren't more intelligent than they used to be and perhaps the argument could be made that we've regressed. But humor aside, the untethering of social norms has seen the extremes become more visible which means both the worst and the best are in full view as neither is hindered.

The mass hypnosis of Trumpism would still have happened in any era because there has always been appetite for authoritarianism among a segment of the population who don't like ambiguity. Thus orthodox religion or cults are in no danger of ever disappearing.

There is just no fixing us.