Actually, you're absolutely right. And I knew you were right while I posted my own comments above. In spite of all that, I can't quite shake this feeling of impending doom, and I know it's just not me, most people feel that way even if they don't admit it, if you watch their actions and read between the lines you can tell.

Those who recognize how good we do have it now, like yourself, are often raising the alarm on how we might lose it all at any moment. Others can only complain on how much better things could be with relatively little extra effort. Is this just the normal human condition of complaining, or are we well-enough educated as a society to realize that our civilization is undergoing breakneck change and is inherently unstable? We are, after all, a highly complex system and we are not yet in equilibrium with our surroundings.

Even in ancient times, people were always complaining about how things were going to hell in a handbasket. But in ancient times, things moved slowly. The Roman Empire didn't fall, it morphed over a period of centuries. The speed of time is different today, perhaps that is what we sense. When change comes, it will be total, widespread, and immediate.