I think you'll find it's not just "today". The majority have always struggled.

Regardless, the current and growing level of struggle is unnecessary.

Examples elsewhere in the world are not hard to find.

I'm not sure I agree with you. By pretty much every measure, humans are living better lives than in all of the history of humanity.

https://ourworldindata.org/life-expectancy

In basic terms, wealth is about time. Poor people, regardless of the relative wealth or advancement in the society they live in, have most of their time purposed for them.

Wealthy people purpose most of their time.

The majority struggling are poor in this sense.

That is unnecessary.

As a species, yes! We are doing well.

No argument.

Here, right now, in the US, a majority suffer. Their income is not up to their cost and risk exposure, particularly with health care.

They labor too much.

I could go on.

Massive gains have not played out as solid gains in life quality and wealth basics most would agree were set decades ago.