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Every generation says the world is going to shit. Sure aspects suck but generally we live in the best times humanity has ever seen.
Capitalist propaganda
Yes and no. I mean most of us enjoy a climate controlled living situation. Four walls and a roof that doesn't leak on us. Indoor plumbing. Multiple ways to travel long distances in short lengths of time. We have these things better than royalty of 125 years ago did.
On the other hand there's probably never been this much collective anxiety among humanity at any point in history. We have a very small group of very wealthy individuals working very hard to ensure only them and their chosen enjoy the fruits of mass labor when we're at a point where everyone's quality of lives could be improving at a much faster rate if everyone was on the same page.
The only difference is social media let's us see the anxiety. I'm sure during the bubonic plague, the stock market crash, and the world wars plenty of people had high anxiety.
Globally, crime is at all time lows, extreme poverty is at all time lows, in most countries people can say they are gay without being killed.
Yes we have major problems but I stand by my statement that the average human is better off today than any other time in history.