What are some of the best things about the 2000s?

The massive drop in poverty around the world. This resulted in a significant improvement of life for millions of human beings. For the first time in generations families now had enough to send a child to school, to pay for medical treatment, or to purchase new items for their home. This involves an increase in opportunities, and an increase in the human talent pool with is available to tapped. This increase in the release and realization of human potential is something that we will continue to see throughout the coming decades. The spread of the internet and the spread of digital technologies. This resulted in a significant improvement of life for millions of human beings. It also resulted in cheaper services and more convenience for other millions. Not only does the poor rural farmer in a poor country have a way to find out which market he should go to to get better prices for his goods, but I can also find out what books the library has, purchase items, or order a pizza, without leaving my home. I can communicate more easily and cheaply with people on the opposite side of the world than ever before in human history. With a simple google or wikipedia search I can access more knowledge than the brightest minds of the world had access too a few generations ago. It has never been to easy to learn from others, and to stand on the shoulders of giants. The rise of non-western powers. The globe, although still very far from perfect, is starting to become more democratic and China, India, and Brazil (with populations of 1.3 billion, 1.2 billion and 196 million, respectively), countries which were traditionally peripheral, are started to demand that France, England, and the United States (with populations of 65 million, 51 million, and 311 million, respectively) stop dominating global politics.