> by nearly all metrics, the world is better today than it has ever been Maybe. But if that's the case, we're talking about humans only, which account for only

> by nearly all metrics, the world is better today than it has ever been Maybe. But if that's the case, we're talking about humans only, which account for only a small part of the biosphere. Most other species are suffering more and more. And even if we're only considering humans, we are materially better off, because we have access to more "things". But are we happier? It doesn't look like it. > it's taking shorter and shorter intervals of time for society to completely transform itself Yes, that's true. The problem is that we have a hard time keeping up with change. Social media for instance is a huge transformation of society, and it happened too fast for us to adjust and regulate it. > For me, that's a prospect worthy of excitement instead of dread. I don't share that thought, but I envy you.