It&#x27;s kind of a an unsolvable problem, right? Even if we lived under a perfectly-controlled-by-benevolent-dictator economy with no capitalism or markets, that doesn&#x27;t mean scarcity wouldn&#x27;t exist. Every scientist would have that voice at the back of their head saying &quot;remember, this lab you&#x27;re in could be used by those fine cancer research guys across the hall...&quot;. This voice being the voice of scarcity, which is inevitably present whether the scientists are privately funded or publicly funded or whatever.