User blog comment:Ratc3333/Future of Humanity(economically, socially, politically and technologically)/@comment-4206034-20140216141000/@comment-13591215-20140216163148

We're still going to need to go to the Belt for other resources though. And in fact, we should colonize other worlds in an attempt to help our rapidly strained resources. In fact recent estimates believe oil production may peak around 2030-2080. That is bad news you know. Damn good reason to colonize the stars.