Many of us decry the state of our world by using that phrase of mysterious origin: "we're going to hell in a handbasket." Kids beating kids on YouTube vids for the lulz, Olympic torches under attack everywhere, Iraq, Darfur...on and on.
But, that's not the whole story. I made the following video in response to a thoughtful one by an American living in Japan. In it, I lean heavily on Steve Pinker's terrific TED 2007 presentation, which is worth every minute to watch. Hope you enjoy it.
Oh, and by the way, bonus points for the people who can point out the relationship of the post's title to the video!
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