Nearly 150 years ago, George Eliot gave us a name for our project. She pointed out that we could ameliorate the problems of the human condition, day by day, year by year, toward better.
Max Roser highlighted three sentences that seem like they can’t all be true: “The world is much better. The world is awful. The world can be much better.” But of course, they are. And they continue to be.
I wish meliorism had a catchier name because the concept deserves to be more widely understood and embraced.
This is the point. This is at the heart of our work and the challenge of our days.
Toward better.