We totally can change the rules. We made them up. Most modern modern value systems are rooted in the scarcity mindset - the idea that there isn&#x27;t enough (of whatever) to go around. The people that created those systems weren&#x27;t bad, their ideas are just outdated. Now that technology has changed the calculus, and there IS enough to go around, it&#x27;s just a matter of overcoming the momentum of the old value systems. You&#x27;re right, basic income is a bridge measure. It demonstrates abundance for the skeptics, and shows us what pretty much full autonomy for every member of a society could look like. I&#x27;m not sure what comes after that, but if you&#x27;ve read Manna, the Australia Project as described at the end seems to have a lot of desirable qualities. It&#x27;s a short read, and well worth reading (and has been on HN a few times, I think). Obviously we&#x27;re not quite there, but it&#x27;s not hard to envision if enough smart people were free to work on the various elements of that future, unrestricted by manufactured pressure to pursue more immediately-profitable endeavors.