Because the most likely outcome will be positive and vast expansion. We are literally one breakthrough away from this planet being able to sustain multiple trillions of people. That's on the planet alone. Orbital structures will support a vast amount more then that. You need even more population to colonize this Solar System.
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Reply to What if the future doesn’t turn out the way you think it will? by Akashictruth
Because the most likely outcome will be positive and vast expansion. We are literally one breakthrough away from this planet being able to sustain multiple trillions of people. That's on the planet alone. Orbital structures will support a vast amount more then that. You need even more population to colonize this Solar System.