There will never be unlimited resources. The earth has a finite amount of space, minerals, water, and energy (mostly from the sun).
Even if we gained access to exoplanets the problem would still remain. People can and will continue to demand more. Individuals will stake claim to entire planets for their own.
The problem is that satisfaction comes from relative success, not absolute. Look at folks like Bezos and Musk. The only thing that will slow them down is aging and eventual death.
Musk has set a very clear end goal for his ambitions, unlike any other billionaire I can think of. He wants to make humanity become an interplanetary species. That’s the goal. Not power for power’s sake, but to accomplish a specific thing.
Which is, of course, not to say that power doesn’t corrupt and that once he hits his goal, he won’t want more, but for now at least, he has a specific aim.
Even if we gained access to exoplanets the problem would still remain. People can and will continue to demand more. Individuals will stake claim to entire planets for their own.
The problem is that satisfaction comes from relative success, not absolute. Look at folks like Bezos and Musk. The only thing that will slow them down is aging and eventual death.