I don't think it's a matter of resource scarcity but rather the incentives. If you only need to beat your competition to make a profit, then most incremental pr

I don't think it's a matter of resource scarcity but rather the incentives. If you only need to beat your competition to make a profit, then most incremental progress will come in the form of reinventing a slightly better wheel. Likewise, incentives to mass-market more advanced things are not going to be strong. Doesn't mean it can't be done, but it's hard to change an economic system that is embedded into our culture.