Yup. More people grew their own vegetables instead of driving to the store every other day to buy "fresh" produce that was just shipped on a big rig thousands of miles.

They canned their own food, reusing jars for decades instead of buying tin cans at the grocery.

They fixed broken appliances instead of buying a new one every time something didn't work just right.

Few people had air conditioners.

Heck, my mom used to make all her own clothes...now clothes come from the other side of the earth.

When shoes wore out they got new soles instead of being thrown out for a new pair.

On and on...