True in some ways, not in others. The state of democracy is worse than it was 20 years ago. A lower percentage of people are living in democracies and those democracies are on average less free than they were 20 years ago. Trust in public institutions has been declining almost everywhere since 2008.

Income and wealth inequality between countries decreased, but within countries it has increased almost everywhere.

Global warming is as much an issue as it was 30 years ago. Indeed, we are on track for some the more pessimistic scenarios predicted decades ago. But it's not the worst scenario, so I guess we have that going for us.

But the key issue, which is not addressed by either Mr. Roser's self-congratulatory article or your comment, is whether our current trajectory (or small adjustments to it) are sustainable or not. If anything it is suggesting you can fix the world by just donating to the appropriate charities.

Which reveals the motivation behind all these carefully selected data points. They are meant to legitimize the current power structures, thereby ensuring that the negative trends we are seeing will continue.