It's a tough question. In the 5th century Salvian is sometimes considered the first person to recognize the decline of Rome in many of his writings, but Salvian wrote from the unique perspective of a Roman in the relative extremities of the Empire, Gaul.

For Salvian, the decline of the Empire wasn't so much an economic matter or a military one, but a reflection of Rome's failure to adhere properly to Christian principles and so Rome was failing to prosper. If anything, the Church's immense wealth was the biggest problem the Empire was facing in Salvian's eyes, not Rome's economic troubles.

He seemed to be pretty worried about the future of the Empire, to answer your question. From the perspective of a citizen living in the city of Rome, I can't comment. Maybe someone else can shed some light on that.