I’d argue survivorship bias might skew your perception here.

I’m all for cheaper uniforms though.

To OP: I think Uniforms are important factor to reduce discrimination based on class.

Just becauae you come from a poor family doesnt mean you should stick out from the crowd. Uniforms help equalize that playing field.

Real boomer energy. While graphics improvement flattened out, other things (that are more important) have continued improving.

Off the top of my head… Zoomers got: Disco Elysium, The Outer Wilds, Undertale, and a million other indies.