Civilization?

Do you ever think about the fact that we, as in the human race, are advancing faster than we should or in the wrong directions?

I used to be quite addicted to a computer game called Civilization. This was one of the first versions of the game. It starts out with your “character” being the sole person standing where you can only see a tiny portion of the screen. You walk around exploring, learning different “skills” such as writing, harvesting, philosophy, iron work, etc., all the way up to like rocket science. You build cities, gain people, gain territory, and take over other cities. You try to take over the world basically. Well the game always ended with me thinking about the fact that if you grow too fast or in the wrong direction you will basically self-implode your civilization. I always wonder if we, in the real world, are growing too rapidly. Growing in the wrong areas? Focusing on the wrong thing? What if it ends up like a bad futuristic movie where people that are normal are hiding from the POWER trippers? What if Dallas and Tyler grow so large that they run into each other and we have no more “Country”? Anyway, my mind stays in overdrive so I’m quite shocked that it hasn’t imploded.