Manx myself with a few years on the clock - it's not just the IoM and at least there's 37 miles of pretty good road surface on the island, over here in UK the roads resemble 3rd world shanty town tracks even in the bigger cities, out where I am in the rural countryside it literally isn't safe to drive / ride at pace at night because you can't see the oncoming craters which wreck wheels / suspension and tyres. One thing I do really notice and miss on the island is the old festoon lights on the prom - they were a very special thing to see coming home on a night sailing, for the life of me I can't believe there were no LED equivalents.
Another thing that seems to stop regeneration and investment on the IoM is that people/govt goons seem to think it's a crime to change or update older redundant buildings whilst making money at the same time or equally it's better to leave them to rot/ruin/arson then demolition, Ramsey I think is particularly guilty as some of the buildings are in a terrible state around the quayside.
Just get busy with the good things and people around you as the days aren't coming back.