Doom and Gloom
In their book, Abundance: The Future is Better than you think, Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler argue that the evidence is stacking up with reasons for hope. It’s just that some people like Gloom and Doom.
Comfort Blanket
Things are getting better. According to Matthew Ridley, the author of The Rational Optimist, we have much to look forward to — if we give up a bad mental habit.