Neither is assuming it is going to come tumbling down all of a sudden. Bears have lost out over and over barring a handful of lucky and well timed bets.

So far the economy growing during your lifespan has been the correct assumption.

> The perpetually growing economy on which this strategy and associated worldview are based is not a safe assumption

Why not? What is the counter-factual (i.e., what should we assume instead and what actions should be taken)? How do I organize my life, finances, and retirement investments otherwise?

Why not? It doesn't ultimately require increasing resources extraction.

Increasing efficiency or technological capability could have the same outcome