i dont think the parent disputed the data. Why should we not be worried about the recent rise of violence, stagnant wages, rising inequality in a time of peace

i dont think the parent disputed the data. Why should we not be worried about the recent rise of violence, stagnant wages, rising inequality in a time of peace? there is no excuse to be complacent. If we were in a virtuous cycle before, it might well be that we are entering a vicious one. That is worrisome. I am old enough to remember being optimistic about the next year. I m afraid the newer generation has not felt what its like