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The world is going through a downturn, which doesn't make for happiness, yet I think the larger trends are surprisingly hopeful. News cycles are fueled by bad news, and ratings must be kept up with impending disasters, whatever it takes to keep the tension high. The evening news gives the impression of a world lurching from crisis to crisis, playing brinkmanship ten times a week.

This is largely not so, however. Looking at the big picture, we might pre-empt history's negative judgments. At the very least, global events have a good and bad side. It is realistic to balance the two in our minds, not simply assume that the worst possibility is negative.

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