As I recall from the novel, KSR sees unfettered neoliberal capitalism still having at least a couple more catastrophic financial crises between now and 2140, when the environmental crisis to which it contributed finally causes the economic disaster that gets people to rethink it as the default system.
Affluent New Yorkers are still alive and relatively content in 2140’s soggy city, but they’re not enjoying the same lifestyle that current ones do. The biggest hint he drops is that residents of upscale co-op buildings are now used to dining communally in the building cafeteria and that those who get to the meal late scrape the trays of earlier diners for scraps (without complaint).
