I came across a new word today. "Declinist".
http://edge.org/annual-question/what-do-you-consider-the-most-interesting-recent-scientific-news-what-makes-it
Beware the fnords. Pop-Sci mixed in with Real-Sci.
WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER THE MOST INTERESTING RECENT [SCIENTIFIC] NEWS? WHAT MAKES IT IMPORTANT? | Edge.org
Steven R. Quartz
Neuroscientist; Professor of Philosophy, Caltech; Co-author, Cool
The State Of The World Isn’t Nearly As Bad As You Think
...In reality, not only has material wellbeing increased around the globe, global inequality is also decreasing as a result of technological and cultural innovations driving globalization. We should be particularly on guard against declinist narratives that also trigger our emotional biases, especially those hijacking the brain’s low-level treat detection circuits....
Fucking idiot indeed.