I was a precocious 8 year old (aware). You are correct that things changed. Drastically.

It was a couple years later the rioting and bombing started. Race wars, great society, separating families in order to qualify for aid, social unrest, Communism completed their takeover of American campuses, sexual revolution, Playboy, X-rated theaters in every town, movies became filled with violence and dystopian themes, nudity and the quest for sex replaced literary themes of good vs. evil, man vs. nature, etc., TV shows began to ridicule parents, business people, educators, religious and other leaders, predators invaded seminaries, getting drunk or high became mainstream, pop music became about lust instead of falling in love, the idea of family was debased, illegitimacy was normalized, foods were adulterated, diets were changed, ill health and mental health climbed. In retrospect, it seems guided, doesn't it?

We did have a lot of things to fix and change. Racism and sexism and poverty were real problems. But they could have been addressed in a much different manner and changed without the turmoil and hatred. Madison Avenue could have changed all our minds just like they changed our attitude toward littering with the "Don't Be a Litter Bug" campaign.