It is sort of funny, that for instance the 80s were reduced in cultural shorthand to things like Hair metal, vespa scooters, Michael Jackson, parachute pants and John Hughes movies. When I was in college we were very active in groups like CISPES. The Rainforest action network. There was a tremendous amount of pushback against the Reagan administration, along with things like the budding of real awareness and tolerance for LGBT issues, which I don't believe really came into their own until well after the 60s.
And Nancy Reagan said "just say no", so none of us were doing drugs, or having sex, either. 
I don't know, I think for sure I'm more cynical, in some ways, than I used to be, but in other ways more idealistic. I think it's easier in some ways to be strident when one is in their 20s. For sure when one gets to the age of marriage and parenting, the day-to-day takes up a lot of energy, which may be what you're sensing. Plus, AS a parent, I can't let myself have the sort of "everything is fucked" nihilistic attitudes I maybe once had. Maybe everything really IS fucked, but for the sake of my kids, I simply can't believe that. I won't.
For me, at least, age wore down some of the rougher edges. Or, maybe I got more lazy, who knows.
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