People are always impressed by the shiny new toy. Recency bias is a real thing. New music is just so cool, while your parent’s music is deemed old-fashioned and something to joke about. Nobody wants to watch a black-and-white movie when you can watch a brand-spanking-new Super Hero movie, flush with every special effect you can ever imagine.
So, when having a conversation about sports history, it is often that most people concentrate on the here and now, too. Many now believe that LeBron James is better than Michael Jordan. “What a joke to even question such a thing!