In your example, it seems like you are saying "there is more happiness in mining asteroids than in being able to live very comfortably, indefinitely, without having to work to support yourself".
Except for a very narrow portion of humanity, this seems implausible. Would mining asteroids really bring fulfillment to a person who has experienced ennui when climbing a mountain, scuba diving the barrier reef, yachting the Mediterranean, or designing their own home?
Failure of imagination, sure, but I think you're going to be disappointed if you think that a billion is going to be deeply fulfilling relative to 20 million.
In your example, it seems like you are saying "there is more happiness in mining asteroids than in being able to live very comfortably, indefinitely, without having to work to support yourself".
Except for a very narrow portion of humanity, this seems implausible. Would mining asteroids really bring fulfillment to a person who has experienced ennui when climbing a mountain, scuba diving the barrier reef, yachting the Mediterranean, or designing their own home?
Failure of imagination, sure, but I think you're going to be disappointed if you think that a billion is going to be deeply fulfilling relative to 20 million.