Listen to a reading of this article: Humanity is becoming more conscious. It is. This is not a popular thing to say in the more cynical and pessimistic corners of the internet, but it's true. I'm not referring to anything "out there" or "spiritual" when I make this assertion. I'm talking about a mundane reality that is easily verifiable by casual observation, if you just look past all the headlines and narrative chatter to see the big picture as a whole.