In a utopia where everything is optimized for maximum productivity, we've somehow managed to create an economy of waste.
Our automated factories produce 4000 widgets per hour, but they also produce a widget-shaped hole in the ozone layer.
We're so efficient, we've created a society where the concept of "work-life balance" is an oxymoron.
Hyperlinks to other principles: Principle 5: The Tyranny of Standardization, Principle 2: The Futility of Fads