> I think the more interesting question is, if you could live even if society didn't value what you were doing, and you could do anything (even nothing) and sti

> I think the more interesting question is, if you could live even if society didn't value what you were doing, and you could do anything (even nothing) and still be provided with everything you need to survive - what would happen to individuals and what would happen to society? I think there are historical precedents, at least if you define "society" in a narrower sense. European royalty and nobility in the 18th century, present day natives of Dubai or Saudi Arabia, hereditary upper classes of all times an places. The common denominator being born to affluence and mainly mingling with your subsection of society. The verdict? Seems like people turn out in surprisingly different ways when freed from toiling for basic necessities. Some become great scientists, artists, philosophers or philanthropists. Some become revolutionaries or even international terrorists. Some become insufferable whiners. Some just live a quiet life.