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Do You Think Human Affairs Are Better Than It Used to Be?
As much injustice, cruelty and horrible stuff that's going on, the world is healthier, better educated, kinder, less violent, wealthier. But when it comes to just human interaction, we make progress in a straight line. There is genuine progress, but it is jagged. And there's no better example than the problem of race in america. If we don't get those right, then we may not recover from climate change being an example. Then you have to really have a long term perspective and feel ok about us being the dinosnd.