I thought it was clear that the person you responded to (as well as the grandparent comment) was talking about the future. No one is denying that we are much be

I thought it was clear that the person you responded to (as well as the grandparent comment) was talking about the future. No one is denying that we are much better off right now as a species than we ever have been. The point is that we can't safely assume that that trend will continue in the next 25, 50, or 100 years.