It seems pretty clear what will happen, no?

1. Massive human population reduction (~90% by 2050)
2. Absolute dependence upon the hand that feeds.
3. The hand that feeds wraps around the Earth.
4. The Earth bites the hand, severing several fingers.
5. The crippled hand, missing the index and ring finger, struggles for control.
6. A large asteroid strikes.
7. Remaining humans struggle, and fight to survive.
8. Greedy humans use their intelligence to rebuild society and “the economy”.
9. Human population grows logorithimacally.

See #1