We had good design up until the mid-2000s,
...when people were saying "I hate modern design. We had good design up until the mid-1980s..."
...when people were saying "I hate modern design. We had good design up until the mid-1960s..."
...when people were saying "I hate modern design. We had good design up until the mid-1940s..."
...when people were saying "I hate modern design. We had good design up until the mid-1920s..."
Rinse, repeat. The past wasn't always better, you were just younger. We just had different design problems in 2005.