[MRM]

People have been predicting the end is near for as long as they knew of the concept. At some point the doomsayers will have been right. But not yet. Not all is as gloomy as it seems. As the population gets more affluent, birthrates drop. Polution is eccosystem-threatening, but that is an engineering and social problem that can be solved by science and some work and planning. When push comes to shove the human race will wake up at the last second and adapt just quickly enough to avoid complete disaster. Just like it has been doing for milenia. Kind of like your average frat boy's approach to final exams.