I miss the good ole days

[BlackSTX]

Did my front brakes today, and I would have replaced the rotors too, as I had hit metal w/ the pads, but since I don't have the correct socket or torque wrench that I can torque the spindle nut with, I had to pass on that for now. Replacing only the pads will have to do.
It just made me think of the old days when a simple set of tools would have been enough to do almost anything you ever had to do.... My how I miss those days. No ABS, no mass of sensors, harnesses, and dash lights to be concerned with. Sure, there is some benefit to the complexity that has been created, but there certainly has been a lot of additional training, tools, and time required to repair anything.
I miss using a timing light, adjusting the mixture screws on a carb, repacking wheel bearings, and simple HEI distributors.
Surely, the safety items have been a blessing for many people, but OBD systems I could really do well without.

Do you think that all of this new fangled complexity has really been worth it, or could we have bypassed much of this stuff and have been as well off?