If we grow further from perfection, how come we see just as horrible events in all of history as today?

there have been times in our history that society accepted, even among Godly people, much more barbaric behaviours, openly, than is currently accepted. there isn't anyone being eaten by lions in stadiums with cheering christians, there isn't people being stoned or burned on a cross in the center of town for all to see and applaud, nobodies drowning women to see if they are witches watching this along with their children. yes there's much going on that's not right today, but there's always been deplorable events in history.... it doesn't seem like things are any worse than they've ever been. but now we are much more aware of everything that's going on, so i would assume that with the things we didn't hear about added, things were far worse then because what we did hear about was horrific!