New Book that tells us things are better than they've ever been

New Book by @johanknorberg called 

Progress: Ten Reasons to Look Forward to the Future

tells us the address 10 reasons why we ought to be positive about the future.

Question is:
In the #posttruth era, in which "my feelings beat your facts", can the masses be reaches by the facts in this book that contradict how people feel about their lives, right now?

Do they even read?