I was a kid when this game came out and I'm playing it now with GTA 6 coming out next year

>recession/bad economy references everywhere
>weirdly optimistic vibe however
>way less tattoos on female NPCs
>neon wigger beach gear w/hipster glasses
>meaningless slogan wristbands
>early social media that is clearly corporate but barely moderated
>lots of rap music but none of it political
>racism is irrelevant in a plot with a black protagonist

Did Rockstar get the early 2010s right? What was the QoL for young men like when compared to today?