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Not at all. A problem will still exist, but the problem is currently largely one of foolish decisions, not one of technology. What standard of living the world can support for what size population is another discussion entirely. That we can do better than we are doing now, is a matter of human resolution. And we all should know what history has to say about that.
Of course, the average "salaryman" worldwide is so busy just trying to survive, that they can't understand why they should, perhaps, insist that someone fund basic research on anything besides a plumper jelly donut. Limitless energy? Fusion? The nature of the weak atomic force or quintupling the efficiency of solar cells? Well, if no one funds the research in a big way, these things could take a hundred years. Or longer.
Wasn't it Jefferson who said the people would ge the government they deserved? They'll get the future they deserve, too. For better or worse.
Now, who's got the soylent green?
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