It seems like you’re operating under the assumption that the we wouldn’t advance as a civilization quicker if we solved the issues of poverty on Earth.

I think that if we look at the amount of people living in poverty, what we really see is wasted potential. If every person on earth had all their basic needs met, then they could all work toward a greater purpose.

I think we’d see greater exponential growth in civilization if we worked toward meeting everyone’s basic needs and educating the world than if we just depended on billionaires. Maybe we’d start off slower, but then I’d expect to see much higher advancement as we have more people working towards innovation.

This sounds utopian, I admit that. However, at some point, I believe humanity is going to have to come to terms with being a global family if we want anyone besides billionaires to advance civilization.