I would say yes, to a point. Many kids these days view diapers as a bad thing as parents nurture them to associate the act of needing them past "x" age as bad. If society did not view bed-wetting or the need for diapers past a specific age as a bad hing, I would assume that kid would care less. I am stating facts here, just my opinion. I feel that society has all the influence on weather a kid views them as bad or not. As I am from a younger generation than you I can say that friends who did wear them didn't think twice about it as none of my friends cared about the issue! But to answer your question about the parental methods of using fear, I would still say it exists. Maybe not tailored to bed wetting specifically, but in general parent still use fear as a tool. Obviously, not all parents.