Humanity, no. Maybe unknown individuals are creating something of value. But they will not be publicly recognized.

I think all music, art, architecture that are accepted into the public realm now are actually anti-music, anti-art, anti-architecture. It's especially blatant with public architecture.

As for technology, take automobiles for example. The technology was perfected sometime in the mid-20th century and since then has devolved into needless complexity. Part of this is by design, of course, to drive up both the initial price and the cost of repairs. Most cars now are designed not to be repairable by the owner.

Even something as simple as light bulbs has gotten worse. Again, by design. Instead of the warm glow of incandescent light, now we have everywhere the cold harsh glare of LEDs and CFLs. The latter are mercury-filled abominations that are advertised as environment-friendly. Everything is backwards.

The push for automation and networking of everything (internet of things) is another example of modern idiocy. The idea is to make every device into a "black box", accessible only to the manufacturer. The purpose is not convenience but centralized control and data mining (spying on) the user.