I actually believe that the present and the future are bright. Pinker's last book does a great job at showing how we're all simply victims of recency/availabili

I actually believe that the present and the future are bright. Pinker's last book does a great job at showing how we're all simply victims of recency/availability/selection/confirmation bias when consuming the news. The world is getting dramatically better, it's our perception of it that is getting constantly worse.