Since I'm in the mood for predictionmaxxing, here's a take I genuinely believe:
My prediction is that once the space race truly kicks off again in 2030s, a lot of today's social ills and pessimism will begin to fade. Humans are frontier-driven creatures. We need something larger than ourselves to strive toward. Right now, many people feel like there is no grand project left, just making money and repeating the same cycle. A real race to industrialize space would change that. It would give people a future to believe in, a challenge to participate in, and something worth building toward.
Maybe I'm delusional, but I think a civilization looking toward the stars is healthier than one staring only at itself.