re: Earth's carrying capacity, population and consumption trends

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Though difficult to truly estimate, most researchers agree that the Earth's carrying capacity is somewhere between 9 and 10 billion.

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Bull shite.

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I would like to think technological advances will help to counteract some of this,

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No shite. It's only been happening for eternity.

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We're screwing like rabbits

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We may be screwing, but we're not reproducing at an increasing rate. Check out birth rates for any advanced country (Japan, most of Europe, USA, Canada, etc). As we advance, our birth rates reduce. Even though I don't agree with your premise that the world is going to run out of consumable resources, societal changes will drive people to have less children as a whole.

Think about the cost of common consumables today. Energy. Natural gas and oil are cheap. Not even speaking to coal which is even cheaper due to perceived effects on climate. Then you have food. Hell we've decide to use corn as a fuel source in cars!! does that sound like a good policy if we were on the verge of running out of food. How bout milk? I paid $1.89 for a gallon yesterday... less than $2!! Etc. Etc.

So if we were butting up on the Earth's limit, shouldn't we start to see massive price increases? Hell Africa produces less than it did 30 years ago due to poor governance. If we just fix local governance, no one on earth would starve. Nothing about Earth's capacity is responsible for current issues affecting people around the world.