generational eating

As I was munching on my lunch today I was thinking about how people used to cook meals. I grew up in the pre-microwave world--when parachute pants were actually cool. My parents generation grew up in the Betty Crocker era--when Richard Simmons was the main diet guru, for some odd reason and my grandparent's generation learned to make do with what they had. So what about now? Where are we in the cooking universe spatial time chart? Are we returning back to a day where people spend time in the kitchen and you actually made what your eating or is that just a fad and the earthly masses will be herded back to microwave dinners with tv trays, glued to the television for every meal? What happens when knowing how to cook is forgotten? Could that happen? It doesn't seem to be that way now, only b/c the Food Network and various PBS shows has enlightened the masses. For many, though, cooking can seem like an insurmountable task and its easier to get a box of whatever or the frozen thingiemabob. How much do I rely on prepared foods or frozen whatevers. I do have my pantry stocked with "easy" meals. What if I didn't....what kind of meals would we have? What would we have for snacks or desserts?? Would I really use three slices of bread for a club sandwich b/c I know how much work it takes to make one loaf of bread?? Would things have more value to me if I had to work more to make our foods??

**I hear the "Jeopardy" song in the background, do you???**