Nope, Lyme is real and can really mess people up. I wonder if we (and the doctors) are just getting better at diagnosing/more aware of it. I'd say I've known quite a few people that have gotten lyme, some with worse outcomes than others, but that might be selection bias cuz I know lots of "outdoorsy" people, and I'm getting older. The other part is, have we gotten rid of lots of natural predators of ticks?