The Apocrypha Discordia

The Apocrypha Discordia says, quote, time flows like a river which is to say downhill. Once everyone has it the greater competitiveness brings you no joy, but the value is lost forever. As long as resources aren't scarce enough to lock us in a war of all against all we can do silly non-optimal things and not be out competed by merciless killing machines most of the time. The race to the bottom stops somewhere short of the actual ethical bottom when the physical limits are run into. We suddenly find ourselves with a thousand mile head start on malthus.