timtyler comments on Value Deathism - Less Wrong
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We do seem to have an example of systematic positive change in values - the history of the last thousand years. No doubt some will argue that our values only look "good" because they are closest to our current values - but I don't think that is true. Another possible explanation is that material wealth lets us show off our more positive values more frequently. That's a harder charge to defend against, but wealth-driven value changes are surely still value changes.
Systematic, positive changes in values tend to suggest a bright future. Go, cultural evolution!