I think R' Aaron would be thrilled at the way Lakewood is now and I wouldn't be surprised if this is exactly how R' Aaron imagined 08701 to be in 2016. There is something call ירידת הדורות, that's is a fact. Consequently R' Aaron knew and expected Lakewood to change and be influenced by the times . Not that it's ok and we shouldn't fight it, but maybe he would be proud that these are the issues were dealing with and not worse. Let's remember what was going on in Europe before the מלחמה, there was the epidemic of הסקלה that destroyed hundreds and thousands of כלל ישראל. Assimilation was a massive problem as well, especially in Germany. I won't bother mentioning what a hold the Zionist, Communist movements had on Jewish youth of the day. Every generation has its problems and so does every place. Just be happy that we have thousands of yungerleit learning and being מוסר נפש to learn. Could things be better in 08701? Yes, but it could be a lot worse.