People write about now because of how things are getting more terrible by the minute. In the present and in the past much happened but it also took longer in the past to write.
to my mind, our live is more better than it was in the past,,everything is more developed,technologies, medicines, and so on..
Zombies are becoming more and more popular today than they were in years past.
People have recycled and planted many trees and plants that will gives fresh air and more of it is here today.
Historians study and write about people and events of the past.
Yes the world is losing its faith more then they where in the past. The problem is that more people are involved more with money, problems, electronics & life its self. Because of these problems and the new changes of the world today. More people slip away from faith.
Writing stories is no more difficult today, than it was in the past. Becoming an established published author is another matter - and rather more difficult.
Youth of today
People today remember and celebrate events of the past because they are thankful for whatever happened that caused the event.
Yes, after the first people walked on earth people tried to improve their art skills more and more. That's why we have these kind of arts today.
Archaeology has revealed that in the past, people were more primitive than they are today. There is also a vast quantity of detail, filling a great many books, which I cannot include in this brief answer.
They are more technological and a lot more developed.
no because proverbs are not only just a thing of the past it can be a thing of the present.Because even though today many people are using and creating more proverbs.