Unlike previous times, characterized by material deprivation, the potential technology currently exists to produce a wealth greater than ecologically sustainable consumption. If it were appropriately distributed, it would be enough for the subsistence of every inhabitant of the planet De Wispelaere & Stirton, 2004.
A diferencia de épocas anteriores, caracterizadas por la carencia material, actualmente existe el potencial tecnológico para producir una riqueza mayor que el consumo ecológicamente sostenible y si esta fuera adecuadamente distribuida sería suficiente para la subsistencia de cada habitante del planeta De Wispelaere y Stirton, 2004.