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It could lead to absence of human civilization as we know it. A lot of things that we take for granted - like technological development - are actually quite fragile and depend on a lot of conditions being 'just right'. Throughout history there are many examples of great civilizations reduced to poverty and stagnation.
I think I can pretty safely guarantee that in a thousand years there will be no human civilization as we know it. There will be something different, I have no idea what.
And there is a huge difference between "reduced to poverty and stagnation" and "there are no humans any more".
Agreed; the question is: will it be better or worse. I can't imagine a future where resources are scarce as being anything but bad.