There’s a balance to strike between the fear monger if news cycle and the Steven Pinker-esque wave of progress. As Pinker notes, progress is not monotonicly in

There’s a balance to strike between the fear monger if news cycle and the Steven Pinker-esque wave of progress. As Pinker notes, progress is not monotonicly increasing. While it is true that things have gotten better on average across the world, we should be wary of those who do not champion enlightenment ideals, particularly in autocratic China with the apparently life term of Xi Jinpeng. We should be wary that those without our interests at heart don’t overtake us.