Hasn't technology generally been heading in this direction? It seems we are constantly doing more with less. If it keeps up, and we slowdown procreation, I see no reason why it won't drive resource usage down long term.
I mean, I completely disagree with the premise that we must consume non-renewable resources to generate wealth, but assuming it is true I think we've come a long way in changing that and the future looks even better.
Actually no, we haven't and we don't. Carbon emissions are still growing.
Classic mistake: You're confusing relative and absolute reductions. We have reduced relative ecological impact a lot, but overall impact has been growing along the way.
Pedantic corrections:
- It's the Jevons Paradox (not Jevon's), named after William Stanley Jevons
- non-mobile link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jevons_paradox
The only challenge left is to maintain cognitive growth drives when you're based on electricity, rather than hormones among other chemicals.
That's just a narrow-minded false dilemma. There's a (for all practical purposes) infinite universe out there, we have plenty of resources to grow even if we stop recycling.