"Goes to jello in a handbasket" is what happens to a place when most people look the other way, pretend nothing's wrong, and just try to keep their heads down.
Treatment for numerous maladies that have been repeatedly PROVEN to be effective, safe, and cheap, are STILL denied by the medical establishment, mainstream media, and social platforms in spite of easily verifiable evidence.
And I'm continually amazed most people seem to think there's a higher percentage of doctors who actually have a clue than mechanics who have a clue.
Just because you have a shiny degree or two hanging on the wall, that's no guarantee you really have talent and skill.
Doing the course-work and fulfilling the other requirements gets you a degree and a license, but it doesn't make you "good".
And if you don't believe that, just look at some of the horror stories about bodged high-end plastic surgery.
Models of the female variety can sometimes have "difficult" personalities based on a lifetime of getting their own way because of their looks, and some can be sweet, virtuous, kind, and caring; it's always best to judge individuals on their own merits.
County Line Road was one of the hot spots fer drag racing back when dinosaurs walked the Earth and gas was a quarter a gallon.
SIDEBAR: If anyone needs proof of just how stupidly spewing misinformation Google's "AI Overview" is, read this:
"Gas prices have fluctuated over time, and in the 1930s, gas prices were as low as 20 cents per gallon. In fact, some say that relatives of older people may have paid a quarter for a gallon of gas."