I think we can't really take such a basic view on such a complex topic. Sure, for the average person the world is objectively getting better every day, only if

I think we can't really take such a basic view on such a complex topic. Sure, for the average person the world is objectively getting better every day, only if you compare to what the average person has and had, not the potential of what they could have. It does not take into account magnitude, diversity and lost potential of betterment. For example the fact that billionaires will soon be trillionaires, such a new concept that apparently Firefox spellcheck knows what a billionaire is, but not a trillionaire. It doesn't matter if we pay the average person 1 cent more each year and claim that their life is better for that 1 cent when a small percentage of people are getting 1000 dollars extra each year - sure the average person's life is technically better than the year before, but it has the potential to be even better. Money is just a simple example by the way, doesn't take into account wanton ecosystem destruction by hyper corporates, the fact that we still get into stupid fucking wars (Russia, ie things haven't gotten better bc war never changes, apparently).