19th-century conditions wouldn't exist in my scenario. None of the knowledge gained over the last century would be lost. And therefore living standards would be

19th-century conditions wouldn't exist in my scenario. None of the knowledge gained over the last century would be lost. And therefore living standards would be high, and grow higher. I am still thinking about your comment regarding cognitive capacity. I believe that this is something the media could solve, just by normal reporting. I want to emphasize that success here isn't measured by the number of "free riders" that exist. I think that success is simply that enough people contribute enough funds to prevent anarchy and do little else. And if you're the CEO of a sizable company, it's not hard to see how anarchy would ruin everything...