If humanity purged capitalism and embraced doing things because it's needed and not for financial gain. And got to a point where if you want something you just go get one. With that, my best deductive/inductive reasoning is probably between 10b and 15b in total. But keeping capitalism and the current status quo, the max on the planet would be like 5b at a stretch.
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If humanity purged capitalism and embraced doing things because it's needed and not for financial gain. And got to a point where if you want something you just go get one. With that, my best deductive/inductive reasoning is probably between 10b and 15b in total. But keeping capitalism and the current status quo, the max on the planet would be like 5b at a stretch.