Is the world really better than ever?

The long read: The headlines have never been worse. But an increasingly influential group of thinkers insists that humankind has never had it so good – and only our pessimism is holding us back.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/jul/28/is-the-world-really-better-than-ever-the-new-optimists?source=Snapzu