By the trailers, it is obvious that the exhausted Earth plot is in play.

Films like this are always ludicrous to some degree. The plot is exaggerated. There could never be a world like they portray. The idea of a LEO colony over a wasted world is beyond belief.

The liberal ideal would be something liken this: The masses will be housed in clean little boxes with the robo-docs freely available to all. Population will be maintained at an acceptable level and the general population will all die at an age determined by the ruling class.

The ruling class will live apart from the masses in perhaps asteroid colonies, (certainly not impractical LEO). The masses won't be aware but their caretakers (rulers) will enjoy far greater circumstances and they will live as long as they choose.

Then masses will live in complete contentment. Any individual born with abilities that surpass the norm will be plucked and made part of the ruling class.

All will be well as long as the rulers do not evolve to a point of no longer needing the masses and become bored with their role as caretakers.

The liberal dream is to create a world where the oppressed don't know they are oppressed.