> we're not making progress anywhere near fast enough in any of these areas.
Unfortunately it is true and I fully agree with this judgement.
We have already so much technology and yet there is still much poverty and misery in every country and NO (elected) government respects even the human rights.
http://www.un.org/en/sections/issues-depth/human-rights/
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/sep/25/ex-un-chief-...
Besides, how many millions or billions of people will die until scientists have solved the aging problem ?