Is modern society more malicious or benevolent, and is it intentional?

[ext476]

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Compared to any time in the past. It could be the Industrial Revolution or the Cold War. Maybe both.

[strateguy632]

Modern compared to what? I saw films like gladiator so we modern are more benevolent. But i also saw brutal beheadings on youtube done by "those who use quran to recruit soldiers." So i say: nice people are as benevolent as past. Brutal as malicious as past.

[slatyb]

What era are you comparing it with? Generally it's more benevolent. World-wide violence has decreased considerably over the past 50 years, and so has poverty and disease.

[slatyb]

Another example: The EU has banned capital punishment, which used to be a common sentence for crimes against property.

[OneViewpoint]

The monkeys are still monkeys. We've just given the monkeys new toys to enable their bad instincts.

[RavVid]

It is more malicious at this point and highly intentional.

[Pohjolan]

Which modern society compared to what? Its not like modern societies are doing human sacrifice.

[NathanDavis]

compared to what... the Dark Ages?

[BCRanger10]

Definitely more malicious.

[CupcakeTheDestroyer]

None, it’s just controlling

[Anonymous]

Malicious, but out of self preservation