Improvement?

Improvement?

Hegel asserts that history can be seen to be moving towards the actualization of the World-Spirit attaining its object - finding itself and contemplating itself in concrete-actuality. (25) My issue is that I can't buy the idea that the world is progressing towards some ultimate ideal. Where is this improvement? How are we better off than those of times past? It seems that killing, greed, and total self absorption have become more prevalent than at any point in history. I'm a little concerned that if we are progressing towards the ultimate actualization of the World-Spirit, that it's something that doesn't look like anything I want to be a part of.