"Without scarcity, nothing is really valuable."
My gosh this mindset and thought is profoundly toxic.
Humans really hate the idea that their fellow man might be able to get some dignity.
It's not enough that we have enough to live well. We must know that others are suffering!
They're talking about culture stagnating, not food and shelter.
If the good can't make money, you'll be left with the mediocre. That seems to be where we are heading.