When he was young (seven, I think), one of my sons, Nick, reflected aloud one day on the state of the world. “It seems like everything is . . . getting worse. You know?” He looked at me, and I nodded in that noncommittal way that could mean, “Yeah, I know what you mean,” or just as easily, “Go on, I’m listening.”

He thought for a moment, then added, “But it also seems like everything is getting better.”

I think he’s right. What do you think?

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