Logically one would ASSUME we should want to do "better than" we did before. Aspire to MORE not less. Some don't. Why?

They are REACTIONARIES. They wanna go way way way way back to the past where they felt like they were somebody important. How far back is that? I dunno and I don't care. I look forward to "better". Why doesn't everyone? We can and must do so much better than liddle donny d. Why don't we?