The second foundation for my statement lies in the proposition that, if ones needs are met, they then become more qualified to determine the relevance, sustainability, and legitimacy of their cravings or desires. It reminds me of a quote from a movie i saw as a kid called Weird Science. Two young teenagers were reflecting after they had successfully manufactured the woman of their dreams through a magical science experiment. "She was everything i ever wanted in a girl before i knew what i wanted." This familiar scenario suggests that knowledge affects desire. The more you know about a situation the better you can determine the outcome of achieving your desires.
It has been said that happiness is the delta between what you have and what you want. Logic would suggest that mankind can achieve increased happiness by first supplying that which is needed to the world. Education is a need, not a want. it is crucial for survival. If education were in abundance, cravings and desires would voluntarily be reduced to that which is sustainable and abundant instead of damaging and scarce. The achievement of needs and the reduction of wants brings down the delta on two fronts.
We can then summarize by saying that supplying the worlds needs in abundance would have the positive side effect of reducing global demand for unsustainable resource extraction. This would satisfy key concerns for both environmental activists and social welfare organizations around the world since you have provided for the worlds needs in an environmentally sustainable system.
