Okay, our society: far less crime than before; less poverty; more education; no major war (compared to Civil War, WWs I and II, Vietnam); no starvation; women's rights; minority rights. 
The glass isn't half-full, it's overflowing. Lots of work to do but the US isn't exactly collapsing, unless you're a Trumpian whose vote, however,  might prove decisive and ironical.