considering the state of affairs but that is what hope is all about
The ACTUAL state of affairs is better now than it ever has been
Take any metric you want ...and we're living in the best of times that ever existed.
You'd never know it if you only watch the news. The news only reports BAD things.
"if it bleeds it ledes'...an old newpaper reporter saying. It follows that if it doesn't bleed...it's ignored.
What do I think of the future?
The future is so bright that I need to wear sunglasses.
While I agree that we are the most comfortable generation ever and are living in times that people couldn't have even imagined even decades ago, I also think that sometimes the metrics may not be true representation of happiness among people. Yes, we have more means than ever but there is also more suffering than ever. Living in the developing part of the world, I just can't ignore that.
there is also more suffering than ever.
nope...there's less.
not that there is not suffering still.
but in the past it was MUCH worse.