Continuing globalization and the huge incentives for developing the third world will drive development, and with that, higher standards of living.

Advances in agriculture should be able to support this population growth, and eventually, we should likely expect stagnation. However, the synthesis of biology and technology will extend the human lifespan. Biotechnology is the modern fountain of youth, and if we solve death, any reproduction will increase population and corresponding resource strain.

A population pardox will occur; in the future, the population will be driven not by an increasing birthrate, but rather a decreasing death rate. As much as we hope to live in an age of abundance, the fact remains that resources are limited and a resulting systemic shortage could result in catastrophe.