I can imagine people at the transition saying things like "They don't make plates like they used to. It used to take days of grinding real stone to make a bowl, but it lasted! Now they're making them out of dirt? And they break as soon as you drop them? What's the world coming to?"
Do I have evidence for this? No. But have people changed since then? Also no.
Do I have evidence for this? No. But have people changed since then? Also no.