It has been a very depressing couple weeks. The horrors taking place in the Outremer and the European steppe, etc. Thankfully this is all that happens in the modern world. A few centuries ago it would have been endemic wars and pandemics.
Granted if wars come between great powers the result is the end of civilization as we know it. Perhaps all involved realize this, perhaps not...
If it does drop in the pot for humanity, I hope its a quick charring on the grand rotisserie for me. I don't think I would want to survive it if things come to that.
Yes, the world isn't as bad as it was 200 years ago, but it has potential to get much worse if we follow certain paths that were followed just a century ago. Perhaps the centers of power have some historically minded people populating them. Inshallah as they say...