Have we witnessed the peak of human civilization? If so, when was it?

Actually, I disagree. Technology has made us better.

technology has made us better in some ways but not always in the hands of the end users. We are not as a group using it very wisely. Some companies are and that is benefiting us. We have the potential to be better informed but we don't necessarily use it. And we certainly don't demand much from our reporting agencies anymore. Even if you look at old media, more than half the population will tune in to clearly biased networks.