You are of course correct. By any objective measure, humanity has never had it so good. We live in the safest and most peaceful time in human history, as measur

You are of course correct. By any objective measure, humanity has never had it so good. We live in the safest and most peaceful time in human history, as measured by the deaths caused by famine, disease, warfare and poverty. This is often overlooked in the common narrative that modern times are unusually violent and unstable. We do however face grave environmental issues so it's not all a feel-good story.