Were raves more fun in the past?

I saw a video this weekend of a rave in England in 1989. No one was facing the stage and people were all in a massive crowd dancing with each other and by themselves simultaneously in this abandoned warehouse. My Uncle has told me stories about going to raves in 1990's San Francisco, and how they would basically go from one to the next until it was 9am. They were all dirt cheap or free, illegal, and fun. It got me thinking about when I went to see RL Grimes last summer and how it was the most underwhelming experience ever. Everyone was just facing the stage, barely dancing, filming for clout on their phones, and then snorting coke or ketamine off of car keys in between these gay little "Oo-oo's". I know I'm le wrong generation posting but I really envy those people.