I agree, the negativity is unreasonable. Yes, there are very big issues facing our species. But I think we're showing a good track record in fixing those issues

I agree, the negativity is unreasonable. Yes, there are very big issues facing our species. But I think we're showing a good track record in fixing those issues. Not a great record, but a good-nuf one. The late Dr. Hans Roslings' book Factfullness is a fantastic antidote to the negativity facing us. Before you go on, please take this quick quiz to see if you are smarter than a chimp: http://forms.gapminder.org/s3/test-2018 http://forms.gapminder.org/s3/test-2018 The first time I took the quiz, I got 2 right out of 13 questions. I did much worse than a chimp would have. Factfullness is an easy read and well worth the time. In fact, you can read it for free here: https://archive.org/stream/FactfulnessByHansRosling/Factfulness%20by%20Hans%20Rosling_djvu.txt https://archive.org/stream/FactfulnessByHansRosling/Factfuln... Bill Gates gave the book out for free too; that's how important he thought the book was. Factfullness goes into much greater detail (with MANY sources) on why and how the world we live in is actually getting much better.