> The scarcity of resources forces social interaction and gives value to life, relationships and property. Are you saying that the 'cognitive elite' will live

> The scarcity of resources forces social interaction and gives value to life, relationships and property. Are you saying that the 'cognitive elite' will live unsatisfied, lonely existences, and that's the price they have to pay for material success? It seems like you're equating material scarcity with a 'mythic' view of human struggle. I.e: we need to challenge ourselves to grow and become better people. I'm not denying that struggle is 'good' for bettering yourself, but I think there are ways to provide this kind of challenge that doesn't involve encouraging or maintaining material scarcity for vast swaths of the human population.