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According to what I've read and seen on youtube videos, there are a lot of older people in the former Communist bloc (USSR/Yugoslavia/East Germany et al) that really miss the life they had then compared to now and are sorry for the current generations who never knew it.
Once enforced equality is over, then people who no longer benefit from it will naturally complain.
It's like if you cancelled Centrelink. People who rely on it will complain.
The reality is that the median standard of living in East Germany has dramatically improved with Capitalism for the vast majority (like how the median stanard of living is higher in HK or Taiwan compared to China, or South Korea kicks North Koreas ass). Capitalism provides a better standard of living (HDI, real wages, PPP etc) for the majority. Of course, for those in poverty they're now doing it tougher.
Also, I'm wary of older people complaining about how much better things were back in the day. It's a pretty common phenomena that is rarely actually true.