I understand your concern but I disagree that Pinker's book will lead to complacency. I believe the opposite: Pinker's book will prevent us from sliding into n

I understand your concern but I disagree that Pinker's book will lead to complacency. I believe the opposite: Pinker's book will prevent us from sliding into nihilism and despondency. We have plenty of media and politicians reminding us how terrible the world is; Trump gained the presidency in part by convincing a sizable population that America is declining. We need Pinker to tell us that we are actually making the world a better place. If the media ever switches to telling us how great the world is all the time then I'll agree with you. :)