number 1. More for grins than anything else.

You see, it doesn't matter in the least whether I'm
for it, against it, ignore it, or just never see it.
Reality asserts itself, and could not care less about
what I want, believe, or expect.

People are capable of solving many problems - but notice
that the collective behavior of human-kind is essentially
the same as a yeast colony. We increase in number so long
as resources support the increase. We go into overshoot.
Next stop - dieoff.

Could people all decide to live small, have only one
child, cease eating meat, and a score of other things?
Sure. It could happen this very evening. But, it won't.

Could someone, somewhere create a table-top device that
was safe, cheap, and produced limitless amounts of clean
energy? Maybe. We'd just continue acting like a yeast
colony and increase our numbers some more.

Take a look at the global fisheries...

Consider the outlook for water...

Factor in oil...and climate change...

Now look at the various nations of the third world,
including much of the population of China and India.
Consider their aspirations to become SUV driving
quasi-Americans.

If you can look at all that and tell me there won't
be a dieoff, then I suppose we'll just have to wait
and see what comes. I expect that whoever the next
President might be, they will deserve our deepest
sympathy.