1. I realize this is a narrow/selfish view, but if you are European or American, does it really still apply? Have things really been improving much in this rega

1. I realize this is a narrow/selfish view, but if you are European or American, does it really still apply? Have things really been improving much in this regard there since the 90s/2010s? Why is the future here going to be brighter for Europe/America in this regard? I do realize I am moving the goalposts here a bit. 2. Again, the internet has been around for some time, and it was arguably better 10-15 years ago. Old message boards and old YouTube are certainly better than modern Twitter, TikTok, instagram 'influencers'. Yes, there was plenty of rubbish on the internet back then too, but at least we knew it was rubbish - now it is mainstream culture. 3. Logging off the news will not switch off the big risk that will affect all of us, like the stuff I outlined in the original post. But yes, at least it will help with worrying about things outside your control. Still, that is kind of saying "yes, there are few reasons to be optimistic, the world is getting worse - find ways of dealing with it".