People are often too cynical when it comes to seeing the good.
Though the Mayans predicted the end of the World- 2012, the World didn't quite collapse....but tried to gasp a breath of fresh air like a dying man clutching on a straw of hope.
I always feel humanity got a second chance. We , as a society have come a long way indeed-
a) Effective communication- People started talking deep level stuff and sharing their inner stories after an arduous era of self deceit and shallow feel-good blah blah.
b) Rise of feminine- The females realised they had had enough. Time to balance the energy scales.
c) Concern for environment- People started talking climate change and sharing pictures of how cute animals are!
d) Reasoning and discussions about stagnant social beliefs- Brains were used for once to critically analyse social customs that serve no good to anyone.
e) Acceptance and tolerance of diversity- still struggling with that but at least now, people have recognised it as a problem area
f) Recognition of individual potential- Thankfully, the World is way more experimental and looking for talent like never before.
So yeah, we have achieved a lot.
Because changing mindset at the grassroot level is the toughest of all. And no change can come without it.