> algorithmic solution to the question of prosperity There kind-of is. Food, water (and air, I guess), housing, energy, protection from violence, sex. Only the

> algorithmic solution to the question of prosperity There kind-of is. Food, water (and air, I guess), housing, energy, protection from violence, sex. Only the last one, where human needs transform for physiological to psychological, lacks an algorithmic solution - and all further needs, like love, meaningful work, life purpose etc., but there's a reason we call these "first world problems". Also, as much as I like to diss it, religion has pretty good answers for these needs as well. Maybe the reason I dismiss religion is, that I can fulfill these needs myself...