... while at the same time tapping into vast new resources, and making great strides to end poverty and disease, while sending life expectancy and living conditions soaring in most of the world.  World population is trending towards stable, and population growth in developed countries is trending downwards.<p>tl;dr: Malthus was wrong.  Slightly more detailed explanation of the cultural phenomenon behind the assumption you&#x27;re citing:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.stephenhicks.org&#x2F;wp-content&#x2F;uploads&#x2F;2009&#x2F;11&#x2F;hicks-ep-chart-56-evolution-of-socialist-strategies.gif" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.stephenhicks.org&#x2F;wp-content&#x2F;uploads&#x2F;2009&#x2F;11&#x2F;hicks...</a><p><i>Edited</i>: to clarify, I think the &#x27;need to use less resources&#x27; meme originates from the bottom-left of the flowchart, left-environmentalism.  It&#x27;s wrong.<p><i>Edited</i>: here come the downvotes ... can we at least make an attempt to discuss this, instead of just disagreeing by downvoting???