Life is not getting worse for most people, at least not economically. See for example https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MEHOINUSA672N --- median real (i.e. inflation-adjusted) household income in the USA is at an all-time high, even though we had a pandemic.
I don't know why people believe otherwise. Maybe it's just rising expectations, fueled by rising inequality?
I don't know why people believe otherwise. Maybe it's just rising expectations, fueled by rising inequality?