I understand the strong temptation to think like this. One very specific thing that I am sure has declined is journalism. The ad-supported model that was basica

I understand the strong temptation to think like this. One very specific thing that I am sure has declined is journalism. The ad-supported model that was basically a patronage to writer-artist-philosophers is dead. As a result, I think we have very low quality information about what our world is like today, and much of what’s written is paid content or panicked clickbait. That means a whole lot of people get told every day that the world is burning. But if you shut off the screens, I think you will find we live in a world that’s safer, richer, and more just than at any other point in history. Personally, my main concerns are geopolitical and environmental. Either could knock us off this relatively great pedestal we sit on. To respond to that belief, I have aimed my career at contributing solutions.