Yes, I am opinionated. But I am not alone in feeling that Thailand is not the great place to live that it once was. Here are two very recent items about this issue:
https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1122066-thailand-drops-in-ranking-of-best-places-for-expats-but-which-country-is-number-1/?utm_source=newsletter-20190906-1235&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=news
https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1122071-thailands-foreign-businesses-balk-at-stricter-immigration-tracking/?utm_source=newsletter-20190906-1235&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=news