or at least to recognize that humanity is on a progressive path

I think you're compeltely wrong about that one, matey. We are now just coming to the end of a hundred year (200) failed experiment.

Darwinism will win out, BUT what constitutes "the strongest and the fittest" in 2020 is different from 1940

Nope, it's exacly the same.

it's likely some skinny nerd on a Vespa, carrying a mondo souped up laptop and an ethernet cable.

Thats the sympton of the failed experment..