This Has Been the Best Year Ever For humanity over all, life just keeps getting better.(NYT)

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/28/opinion/sunday/2019-best-year-poverty.html?te=1&nl=david-leonhardt&emc=edit_ty_20191230?campaign_id=39&instance_id=14855&segment_id=19938&user_id=b3ff78c10fbec82990dd5a8ff6bb9344&regi_id=6926585920191230