@secondson said
What do you think the ratio of good and bad is in the world today? How would you quantify it?
How would I "quantify" it? I rate this as a silly question unless you are referring to demographic stats. If so, you should look into it.
Delve into the indicators for infant mortality, maternal mortality, life expectancy, access to preventative health care, access to courts, increasing respect for basic human rights, access to basic education, literacy, chances of being killed arbitrarily by the state or by war etc. if you are interested in the topic.
I would say that in many ways ~ with 'warts-and-all' and 'there-are-still-major-challenges' provisos firmly in place ~ the world is a better, healthier, safer place for more human beings - and a higher proportion of human beings - than at any point in history.
With your perspective and disposition, do you ever see yourself as being guilty of failing to accentuate the positive about the world around you?