David Rothkopf: "The Case for Optimism: The arc of history bends toward progress—and 2016 was no different." https://gt.foreignpolicy.com/2016/essay/the-case-for-optimism …
In his "case for optimism" article, he discusses a number of positive long-term trends,eg we're less likely to die in wars, longer life span
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Rothkopf concludes, "Optimism is not outlandish—it is required. Realism equals optimism."
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When unsustainable trends end, this will be a great article to pull out to show the head in the sand attitude.
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He's correct enough about tech advance and global declines in violence (for now), but here are some trends to worry about:
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African pop growth Dysgenic breeding lowering IQs Declining white %, rising id politics Islamic invasion/jihad Increasing Chinese ownership
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