Yeah it's interesting, as I read your comment and others on this post, I think what it is that the further back you go, the more well of you would have to be to say; 'we are living in the best time', for instance a well off Victorian industrialist may well have said that, not so for the 8 year old's working in his factories.

Still today there is inequality, however the number of people whom might say we're living in the best times has grown exponentially, maybe this is at the heart of progress . . .

Great to hear from you again by the way! :-)

Cg