I agree with TinplateArt ... like space and time it's all relative.
The phenomena of expansion and contraction ..... It's the rhythm of life. Our bodies expand with each breath and contract with each exhalation. Babies expand into toddlers, then tweens, teens, young adults, and finally oldsters like many of us. ( I mean whose waistline hasn't expanded and, hopefully, contracted over the years ... LOL!) The entire Universe expands and contracts.... So do hobbies, sports interests, and other pass times activities. The so called " golden age" depends upon the lens in which our hobby is viewed and experienced by each individual.
In 1969 when The Lionel Corp. was to be no more, knowledgable sales folks at hobby stores told me time and time again that because of waining interest, O gauge trains were pretty much a thing of the past. Well we ALL know the rest of that story
