[quote=Nocturnal Soul]Earth won't be over populated for another 50+ years or until we reach the 10bil threshold.[/quo

Maybe but our resources will be consumed before we hit 10 billion. And it won't take us 50 years to hit 10 billion. It's funny watching people squirm and lie to themselves.

Unless there is a large war between several countries where millions die.

Would be sad, but helpful. That truth is also sad, but helpful.

In any case if you had any kind of intellectual process going on up there in that tiny wee brain of yours, then you'd realize the inevitable...the human species is a virus, it destroys it's own planet and picks a few to rule over many. haha. Maggots is all we are. To think anything more about us is ignorant. You are going to be one those last few, trying to hold onto all of this life and what you've experienced then unfortunately die just like the rest of us. That is the reality of life and the human species as a whole. Accept it and stop trying so hard. lol.

I'd say closer to 35 billion. As far as resources go, we always have nice, clean nuclear power. None of that disgustingly dirty solar power >:[

Using that power, we can extend our farms in three dimensions, vertically, using power to light and irrigate them. Perhaps even expanding into orbital farming, where there is no size limit on the farm.

Only a very tiny portion of the planet is inhabited by humans at the moment.

Russia isn't overpopulated.

The premise of your op was "your going to be one of those people that won't make it", thereby designating "making it" as the goal. Using the context of "making it", if you evaluate video game playing in comparison to engineering, computing, or any contributory job, the people exerting effort into making practicable decisions and executing a plan are the ones who provide a level of affluence above mere survival of our species. Nearly all humans have an innate drive to avoid pain and seek out pleasure. You have inherited the foundation of civilization that grants you abundant conveniences, without which you would be a mere animal in the wild, competing against nature. Respect what you've been given, and what you've been saved from by modern medicine, technology and morals.

If you're just waiting around to die, then playing video games between now and then will pass the time, but your original statement placed emphasis on "making it". It's about time that you learned the difference between entertainment and contribution.