OK then. You two have fun on your sinking raft. No point in talking to people who've already made up their minds.
I personally think society has improved drastically over the history of mankind. We are living longer more productive lives. We have the freedom to enjoy life if we take it. Sure there is a lot of bad in the world, but there is so much good as well. The internet is young. The free flow of information will slowly work to fix many of the injustices in the world. Old ideals will die off and the youth will find ways to solve problems where their ancestors failed.
Depends what you call society. You mean the society you know? The western world? Yes, there are some improvements in those parts of the world , but they are the minority. Majority of the world is poor ,hungry,sick,abused,oppressed.
In the western world, we live longer and healthier but I'm not sure If happier. The "ruling elite" in these countries control most of the money and the goal of most people is to have more and more money. People are so obsessed with money that they will do anything to get it ( hence the title of this thread). Who has time to think of the troubles of the rest of the world? Even if somebody does care ( and some do) what power do they have? They too are in the "rat race" of the modern world.
