As a species we're living at the tail end of the Ascending Kali Yuga, that according to new calculations ends in 2025 CE followed by a 300-year cusp period before the Dwapara Yuga takes complete hold. The New Calculations: https://www.bibhudevmisra.com/2012/07/end-of-kali-yuga-in-2025-unraveling.html

The Kali Yugas (the last 6,000 years) have been characterized by binary and associative thinking that is centered around business, money, greed and divisiveness.