> What would be a system that doesn't result in the "world as we know it" ending in the coming centuries? Well like I said in my OP you'd need to have economy

> What would be a system that doesn't result in the "world as we know it" ending in the coming centuries? Well like I said in my OP you'd need to have economy entirely based on planning around needs and environment as opposed to private profits. > People will still be the same persons they are now, who wants to eat meat, over-consume, close their eyes when an issue doesn't concern them directly. Or do you see it in a different way? It's hard to tell what people are "naturally" when they are forced to live under a system that requires those traits in order to function and perpetuate itself. If you remove overconsumption and individualism a capitalist economy will collapse, then it is most likely not a coincidence that people are like that in a capitalist economy and not their "true" nature. If the system is even going to be changed it's going to be because critical mass of people have recognized the need to change it (not suddenly overnight) which implies they are no longer indoctrinated to overconsume and see the world in individualistic way and have assumed other ideologies that are needed to support and perpetuate the new system.