The only way we could maintain the western style of life for everyone with out trashing the environment, is if the human population was cut down to maybe 100-500 million, and used robotics or whatever for labor.
It is an impossibility as Sky said to fix the problem of poverty, resources, etc. As there are way to many people as it is, and the population continues to increase, mainly in those poorest of countries. This is also why the situation is so bad in these countries, as they have limited resources to begin with, and yet keep reproducing like mad (even with contraception made available to them).
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we have billions out there who live worse lives than frankly an animal.
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isn't quite true (unless you are talking a wild animal in its natural environment). Factory farming of animals, is in general beyond horrific, and far worse then what most people suffer in general. The only good thing that can be said is that at least the animals are not starving, but that is the only good thing.
Otherwise I more or less agree that our current system is highly flawed. Frankly I think we are heading towards major trouble, and that trouble is pretty much unavoidable.