In the US, life expectancy has plateaued and wages are roughly the same as 50 years ago for people without a college degree. Internet and wide spread computing have caused one of the largest increases in mental health problems since we’ve been tracking such things.
Progress in terms of actual improvements to human lives has been very limited.
It hasn’t, it just mostly hasn’t been in the industrialised world. China, India, Vietnam and many other countries have seen tremendous advances in development in the last couple decades.
Yes, that's why scientific and technical advancements alone are insufficient for progress. It's necessary to have the right cultural and political systems in place to benefit from those advancements as well.
Progress in terms of actual improvements to human lives has been very limited.