oh, lonewulf, i'm not saying capitalism is THE answer, just the primary driver (actually, my posts are more about the failures of socialism, rather than the benefit of capitalism, but they're interconnected so the difference is moot).
as a society, our general needs will have to change, i think, in order to prevent resource exhaustion. but we can't be expected to force that change, it will need to be on our own. as noted, racism is slowly going away (it will always exist, but as a fringe, not a norm), women are nearly equal (still a gap), yadda yadda. we will naturally make strides towards plenty of things, but the key, IMO, is the term naturally. these changes as well will be inteconnected with our economic system, so even this difference may be moot. i'm not sure.
thanks for the nod, btw.
taks