Quote Originally Posted by The Man View Post
I think that would only be true if the dominant paradigm in the society were that of capitalism. There are other paradigms that have hardly ever been explored.
And we're capitalists, so we don't much care for the government forcing anyone to have any particular job. Being, you know, freedom-loving and that.

The answer is technology and space. Nanotech + genetics + terraforming Mars = massive boosts already. The further afield we go the more resources we have to exploit.