Chill and don't freak out.

Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. So when cities get huge, it is not only the land that changes, but also the mind of its inhabitants.

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The article I'm introducing is called "Apocalypse Not: Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Worry About End Times" by Matt Ridley, featured in Wired Magazine. The topic of the article is how society has predicted its end in numerous and distinct ways, through Chemicals, Pollution, Disease and Overpopulation. What needs to be noted is that in most cases, none of the predicted events (No more oil and gas by 1970) occurred or came close. 

I believe the reason that such events won't happen is that we, humans, underestimate ourselves. For example, take Steven King's The Stand, in which a super flu wipes out 99.4% of the world (it's always 99%). Mind you, the novel was originally written in 1978, when diseases such as AIDS were surfacing, but thanks to safe(r) practices, diseases are having a harder and harder time to spread with water filtration or antibacterial wipes, and science tis figuring out how to fight diseases.

There is also gas shortage. To say it simply: innovation. Technology is improving to not only make cars or devices more fuel efficient, but also to find new sources of energy. We are making cars that can run on gas AND electricity and I dream of a world when Cars will not need gas.

To read the article, follow the link below or buy the magazine in stores. (In this month's edition, there's also an article on the internet phenomena of cats.)

.http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/08/ff_apocalypsenot/all/