Oh goodness no. We had the War on Terror for 15 years after 2001. Global civilization took a serious crash dive after that. The terrorists won.

Lots of people are having their stuff repaired instead of disposing and buying new. Those tailors custom fit your clothes, do embroidery and patching, in addition to repairs. Shoe repair shops will restore leather, resole boots, and give them all a good shine. I’ve never had a vacuum repaired, but they’re pricey enough that I’d definitely try repair before buying a new one. Check out your local repair shops. They probably do good work, because they get a lot more practice than you might think.

I dream of humans one day building a Dyson swarm around the Sun and becoming a Kardashev type 2 civilization. It’s a magnificent dream that we probably must one day accomplish or accept extinction.

But that is one serious problem with it. Unless it’s managed democratically, one psycho could gain control over all of it, then yeah, they could literally block out the Sun for anyone who won’t pay for sunlight.