This is understandable, we are indeed on the cusp of solving so many of our global problems, hunger, disease, inequality, energy, environment and even death. Throughout human history technology advance has been driven by solving humanities sustenance issues allowing for civilizations to grow larger to the point where additional technology is needed to sustain it further.
What’s changed in the last 50 years is that has been turned around and now it is, global civilization needs to adapt to the rate of change due to technological advance. In our hyper-complex and interconnected societies, it has become near impossible to legislate and regulate emerging technologies given the increase in complexity due to these advances.
All of this leads to various anxieties, especially when you consider those who are supposed to be in charge are too busy bickering about the little picture.
I think this video with a young-looking Ben Goertzel is a step in the right direction to ease some of those anxieties 
