Reasons why 21st century won't be that bad?

[Romulator]

I'm not really looking forward to the development behaviour of the next generation of people when they get to my age (17), perhaps younger. It seems all we have done lately is absorb more drugs, attempt more suicides, commit more crimes and lose virginity at younger levels. Of course, that's on a smaller scale.

I can really only answer on a grand scale with a quote and a video.

I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.
- Albert Einstein