Progress =? Chaos

A good deed never goes unpunished. And that should come as no surprise, as any 'good' deed is selfish in its nature.

It is an old truth that everything we do we do because of one simple reason: because it seems like a good idea at the time. The reason why our deeds appear like good ideas is because we benefit from them, by acquiring something we did not have before, or to make us feel better. Usually only when it makes us feel better. After all, altruism is based on egoism.
That is true for everyone, every man, every woman, every small furry creature from Alpha Centauri, but it is hardly big news or some kind of insightful wisdom. But what we need to keep in mind is the consequence of this universal truth.
It is a known fact that reactions happen to increase general entropy, to create chaos around us. This is particularly true in isolated systems, but often apply in open systems as well. The cool thing about systems is that you can expand them, you can make them move, you can choose a system that satisfies your needs. So if you were to put a planet and everything orbiting, on, and in it in a system, the processes that take place in general increase entropy. Sure there are some processes that counteract that, but they are overpowered by the entropy-creating processes. Everything slowly moves towards chaos.
The human race is a bit special, at least that's what people keep saying about it. Humans don't just evolve, their civilizations evolve with them. From being basing hunter/gatherers groups to feudalisms, from there on to larger monarchies and other dictatorships, the wheels of evolution turned human civilization towards socialist ideals and democracy. From a clear-cut chain of command (the alpha male society) to insanely complicated institutions that annoyingly often step on each other's toes, hinder each other's functions. With the increase of population to be governed, chaos was inevitable. No matter how good an idea a revolution really is.
With the human population continuously increasing, and the ability to communicate with almost anybody in the whole world face to face without even leaving home, I cannot help but feel that there is a next step just waiting to happen. But will it be more chaotic?

When we think of the past, the societies we find are often construed as 'barbaric' and 'brutal'. But they worked for their times. Those ideals and systems are by large obsolete, and would not work with large populations. So... either a new system and new ideals come along soon, or the population will have to decrease to account for the lacking social change. Either doesn't seem very appealing.