What we have is a data glut.
The physical extinction of the human race is one possibility.
The dilemma felt by science fiction writers will be perceived in other creative endeavors.
Politics may come and go, but Greed goes on forever.
All evil and good is petty before Nature. Personally, we take comfort from this, that there is a universe to admire that cannot be twisted to villainy or good, but which simply is.
Politics is good; when it works properly, disagreements get solved without people beating each other up. But when a regime knows its days are numbered, there's always the chance it may use its position to change the rules and make the debate it is losing irrelevant.