[Everything was better back when everything was worse.] The reason that everything was better back when everything was worse is that when everything was worse, it was actually possible for people to have experiences that were a pleasant surprise.
(Latter) Grunden til at alt var bedre dengang alt var værre er at dengang alt var værre, var det faktisk muligt for mennesker at have oplevelser, der var en behagelig overraskelse.