Why are we so pessimistic?

Pinker and Rosling document in detail—with well-crafted statistics, laid out over hundreds of pages—the many ways in which the world has become a better place on almost all accounts. A starting point is to make positive news more newsworthy, as Harari, Pinker, and Rosling have already done. Here are two specific suggestions to help create more balanced and fact-based news:

Put numbers in context—globally and historically: Share the totals, put things in perspective but in a way that allows everyone to absorb it instantly.

Source: www.brookings.edu