We as an industry can always do better. I simply tire of reading comments that indicate things were better back when the poster was actively involved in aviation.
I'm sure that somewhere within the records there is a similar event from many decades ago,in which basic airmenship slipped up. Old time skills or not.
Sometimes we need to stop and remember this is the safest modern transport aviation has ever been before comments about the good old days come up. In 20 years hopefully it will be even safer, yet the I remember when folks will still be around.