Ask HN: "Civilization is the sophistication of evil"

History seems to be moving inevitably towards a universal totalitarianism powered by science (including math) and technology (including computing). Likewise, in the past we have had tribal, feudal, monarchical totalitarianisms. Human rights groups, digital rights groups, hacktivism, eco-activism, etc. are probably fighting an already lost fight because of the darkest sides of the human species, inside of all of us. This can be summarized as "civilization is the sophistication of evil".

Is there some strong evidence that contradicts this observation?