Answer: Laziness and general nothingness.
Step-by-step explanation:
The term "Gilded Age" came from Mark Twain from his book of the same name, and he coined that term because he believed the era was really "bark, no bite" in the sense that it exemplified or showed off its greatness, but underneath it, really didn't do anything or have any value. This is backed up by the era's lists of unnoticeable or undistinguished presidents and general misactions from Congress to solve any of the new issues of urbanization and industrialization within the era. It also was defined by one political debate, Gold Standard V. Silver Standard or "hard currency" v. "soft currency." Followers of the Gold Standard wanted currency to be "backed up" by only Gold alone, while the Silver Standard called for unlimited coinage of silver and the support of greenbacks, currency not backed up by either Gold or Silver.