Anh, this isn't a great model of humanity in my opinion. Most people seem pretty good when you talk to them, but we're all involved in massive negative external

Anh, this isn't a great model of humanity in my opinion. Most people seem pretty good when you talk to them, but we're all involved in massive negative externalities right now. Pinker might be right that we're less violent than we used to be, but we're just as greedy (if not more), and I think all that ill behavior is being channeled somewhere else. Where? The environment of course. Wealth has spread and poverty has diminished in the world, but we really shot ourselves in the foot doing it. Unless a massive technological innovation comes along in the next 30 years Pinker's observations are going to seem moronic (sure we were less violent, but billions of people ended up dying). Edit: To prove my point do a Ctrl-F and search for "environment" or "climate" in this article, you won't find them.