>>508361614 (OP)Well, yes.
An advanced civilisation that can create abundant resources and wealth, but which cannot surpass the basic paradigm of wants vs needs due to mismanagement, is no longer advanced. It is degenerate and in decline. Making this kind of statement is an admission of failure, people who adopt this kind of attitude are projecting blame downwards to members of said civilisation who have no real stake or say in how it is managed to avoid culpability.