A robust understanding of human flourishing must inform our answer to that question. Human goods are more than the choice maximization championed by modern liberalism. They include family formation, public virtue, and the spirit of adventure and stewardship. If abundance builds more housing suitable for families, energy and AI tools that support public virtue, as well as healthy natural landscapes that inspire adventure, that will be a success. But if it accelerates decadence by eroding responsibility and creating addictive technologies, that will be a failure.

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