É. Pode vir a contrário da "sabedoria convencional", mas é mesmo assim...

A History Of Violence Edge Master Class 2011 | Conversation | Edge: What may be the most important thing that has ever happened in human history is that violence has gone down, by dramatic degrees, and in many dimensions all over the world and in many spheres of behavior: genocide, war, human sacrifice, torture, slavery, and the treatment of racial minorities, women, children, and animals.