It would seem common sense that growth cannot continue on a finite planet forever without catastrophe, hence our current situation. The overarching problem is

It would seem common sense that growth cannot continue on a finite planet forever without catastrophe, hence our current situation. The overarching problem is that no system has been able to replace the one we have currently in order to prevent or mitigate the consequences of loss of population or growth on society, but that was never an easy problem to solve.