At present 'success' in practice is basically synonymous with 'resource consumption'. This reminded me of one of my favourite quotes from Sid Meier's Alpha Cen

At present 'success' in practice is basically synonymous with 'resource consumption'. This reminded me of one of my favourite quotes from Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri: "Resources exist to be consumed. And consumed they will be, if not by this generation then by some future. By what right does this forgotten future seek to deny us our birthright? None I say! Let us take what is ours, chew and eat our fill." -- CEO Nwabudike Morgan "The Ethics of Greed"