It isn't a skewed perspective. Our civilization passed the carrying capacity of the planet half a century ago. Resources are being consumed at a far greater rate, despite advances in technology.

You don't need to be depressed or nihilistic about it. You can still live a great life and so can your children. The reality is that we need to start reducing consumption over the long term to prepare for the inevitable. Being aware is the first step.

The wrong path is to close our eyes and assume Elon Musk is going to transport us to another world, or that some unrealistic hollywood technology will magically terraform the planet and bring back the glaciers and mammoths.