There's a schizoid perspective in this article that arises a lot with these kinds of things.
Bagels used to be better, and there were tons of people making them! But there weren't enough bagels, because not enough people were making them!
Hand-rolled bagels taste so much better! But Americans like the texture and flavor of the machine-rolled ones better!
You used to only be able to get authentic hand-rolled bagels in cities with a large Jewish population, which was exclusive and cool! But now, you can only get authentic hand-rolled bagels in cities with a large Jewish population, which is awful!
Bagels used to be better, and there were tons of people making them! But there weren't enough bagels, because not enough people were making them!
Hand-rolled bagels taste so much better! But Americans like the texture and flavor of the machine-rolled ones better!
You used to only be able to get authentic hand-rolled bagels in cities with a large Jewish population, which was exclusive and cool! But now, you can only get authentic hand-rolled bagels in cities with a large Jewish population, which is awful!
Bagel hipsters.