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.

> People that downvote a post that is anti-theft are probably thieves. You must all work at one of those online scam centers or steal from tourists just to survive. Either way, you're all pathetic excuses for human beings. I hope you eventually lose more than you steal or end up in prison with the rest of the evil people of the world.

That must be the most impassioned defense of patents I've seen in my life. If you do it for free and are not a paid astroturfer you are wasting your talent. Seriously, if you're good at something don't do it for free. Go and get paid, buddy.

You need to apply some critical thinking to these industry driven narratives. No one is going to redesign our whole infrastructure for a second best solution. If we get to point where society is capable of that kind of coordination we might as well rely on public transport and make our cities walkable.