Utopians like the author are simply unbearable. Socialist fail to see that business will dry up with making everyone comfortable and free market capitalist fail to see that there aren't many new frontiers to gain profit from to increase everyone's wealth. Growth and ingenuity is slowing in the only remaining frontier, the technology sector, as well. No growth lasts forever, the greater physical universe is bound to the stipulation of limited growth as well.
The west is in decline and it may take the rest of the world with it. If you want to survive learn useful skills, become more self-reliant, and protect you and yours. Utopia is impossible, unlimited wealth and happiness is impossible, matter cannot be created or destroyed, only transferred.