My parents grew up under communism. How limiting that was depended on what you wanted in life/what kind of person you were. My mum didn’t even realize communisn was bad/not normal until after ot fell.

I think even just the fact that Mental Health is a topic that is discussed and understood nowadays is enough to make my life better that that of my parents. When they were small, the topic simply didn’t exost and any problems were drowned in alcohol.