...and nostalgia isn't what it used to be either. The world is a much, much, much better place now than 35 years ago. We are healthier, happier, richer, and be

...and nostalgia isn't what it used to be either. The world is a much, much, much better place now than 35 years ago. We are healthier, happier, richer, and better off than then. The world is a freer, richer, more democratic, more connected, more diverse, more tolerant place now: http://www.gapminder.org/world/ http://www.gapminder.org/world/ The author can't see the difference betwen focus and capability. We're spreading all the human capability more evenly now, because we're not stuck in a myopic and monomaniac cold-war world where the only thing that matters is beating the other guy.