We are inundated in bad news but the world really is getting better. Some things to be thankful for this Thanksgiving: 

The percentage of people in the world living in extreme poverty has dropped from 85% in 1800 to about 9% today;

in 1800, the average life expectancy of a human was 31 years, today it is 72 years; 

in 1979, there were 636 oil spills from tanker ships, in 2016, there were 3;

in 1900, only 3% of the world was protected in national parks and other reserves, today, 15% is protected; 

worldwide, 90% of grammar school age girls are in school;

and the list goes on and on.

(The above facts are from Factfullness;  Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World – and Why Things are Better Than You Think by Hans Rosling. Check it out.)