> maximize profit until you hit a certain point, then stop This was explicitly the goal of early capitalist philosophy. Adam Smith envisioned a world where gro

> maximize profit until you hit a certain point, then stop This was explicitly the goal of early capitalist philosophy. Adam Smith envisioned a world where growth came to an end as societies expanded to fill their "economic space". Smith misinterpreted human desires and motivations; enough is never enough as long as our potential future adversary is also accumulating wealth. Economic arms races ensure there will never be enough.