"Which enlightened age would you prefer to live in?"

Well, weelittledrummer, there are a whole bunch of good possibilities.

For instance, there was a time of great peace, national happiness, and prosperity in China, during the reign of "the Yellow Emperor". Look it up and read about it. There have been many great times and places in different parts of the world, any one of which might be quite a favorable choice, if one had the choice.

It would be facile to think that what we have now is the best it's ever been. It would be equally facile to think it's the worst it's ever been...in a general sense, I mean. (It may be the worst in a few specific senses, such as regards environmental damage, for instance.)