We can't rebuild the economy without also rebuilding the State, and that requires careful nuanced engineering and then the consent of the governed.

Those who expect that "those who work will work for me" (the enslaver mentality) ... they also need boning up on social contract theory -- which as a leader you could nudge those individuals back towards good citizenship and maybe even gain useful support, but that's just your opportunity and not an imperative.

Sorry to be the hose but this seems like "I'm wet, therefore it's raining"

Efficiency of storage or retrieval, reliability against loss or corruption, security against unwanted disclosure or modification are all common concerns, and the relative values assigned to these features and others motivate database design.

You elevate standard-of-living to the sacrosanct. The addict's standard of living was never so high as during the rush. Some will always pine for the good old days when their backs didn't ache and their burden of knowledge weighed less great. Parts of society are addicted to convenience and ease, but the standard of living is not singular, this preference is not total. Technocratic institutions require democratic feedback.

Premising our solution with 'the maintenance of standards' ignores the truth that change is hard and many will bear the weight of the necessary adaptations. If the distribution of weights seem fair, we will bear it. Seemliness is a difficult problem in a chaotic world full of untrustworthy actors speaking at a distance, words of disguised self interest. We cannot transfer the burden of responsible living to 'other people' while not committing to appropriate action ourselves.

Irresponsible reproduction does risk diseases of society and the individual, and none of this argument should construe a preference for unrestrained growth.