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It would be interesting to see where mankind does end up. Are we going to stay here and get a handle on our problems? Or are we going into space to thin the population here out first?
This may not be entirely on-topic, but I think a lot of the world's problems stem from overpopulation. Starvation, shortages of resources (i.e. fuel, water, food), pollution from using those resources (too many cars on the road and we are still making more), space for housing, employment, and even some problems in politics stem from there being far too many people to satisfy.
We have built so many structures on the ground that we are now forced to stack them into tall buildings in order to make room for everyone. You can take a ride in an airplane over any state you choose and see almost nothing but buildings everywhere a building can be put.
In the wild, there is a natural balance between predators and prey animals. When there are too many predators, the prey population thins out, thus causing starvation among the predators. The thinning among the predators then causes a return in the prey population which causes the predators to bounce back as well. Humans, on the other hand, are great survivors who adapt far better than a mere lion or tiger. We REFUSE to follow this natural balance. However, we will surely lose to the order of the world if we are not willing to side-step it.
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