Most of the debris in orbit is a result of 2 events, one of which was a purposeful action of the Chinese government. So if humanity can refrain from blowing up

Most of the debris in orbit is a result of 2 events, one of which was a purposeful action of the Chinese government. So if humanity can refrain from blowing up satellites, or at least keep from blowing them up in the stupid way the Chinese did, it should remain manageable. Of course, some of the most difficult to track debris was put up there in the name of science- the Telford needles, pieces of tether, and shreds of solar sails. If the big net experiment from a couple of weeks ago had gone awry, we'd have another difficult to track fabric-like bit of junk shredding itself into smaller yet still dangerous pieces up there.