I am trying to figure out if "escalating rates of failure" is at all true, and of course it will depend on what you measure, but not seeing a lot of evidence.

I am trying to figure out if "escalating rates of failure" is at all true, and of course it will depend on what you measure, but not seeing a lot of evidence. This is not to say that there are not critical societal issues, but a general loss of reliability in cases where that reliability is truly desired? Not seeing very much of that.