It is the age of wisdom, it is the age of foolishness

In Charles Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities:

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of
times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of
foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the
epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it
was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope,
it was the winter of despair, we had everything before
us, we had nothing before us.”

Any similarities to the world we live in today??