Is it worse?

My grandma (and others) are often saying that the Lord must be returning soon because of the way things are going on in the world. But I really wonder if things are worse now than they were before. I mean, when your read the Bible there are so many terrible things that happen. I think it might seem worse as time goes on because we are able to see and hear about what is happening in more parts of the world than ever before and because these are the things that the media tends to focus on.