Turin the Hopeless?

[Raynor]

Sauron is gone, but we know from history and precedence that something will be back to replace him, as he replaced Morgoth

Up until this moment, the world as it was known was at the risk of total enslavement to an evil of mythological proportions, or even total annihilation. You might say the sword of Damocles was removed from the world; surely that ought to improve the overall quality of life.