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I just fear those surving peoples will be under authoritarian rule for generations
Depends on the authority I guess. Controlled by science or controlled by god?
One is bad, and depending on who you are, it could be either.
You forgot option 3 controlled by people that want to maintain their power
That’s probably the most likely.