I really dislike the implication that everyone ought to live in a more limited, scarce, and suffering-prone world/state simply because one prefers stricter rule

I really dislike the implication that everyone ought to live in a more limited, scarce, and suffering-prone world/state simply because one prefers stricter rules for the game of their life. (And it's a common thread in many speculative technology discussions, not just AI) You can leave The Culture, but The Federation assumes there are no GSVs.