No, I'd probably be a nomad and spend my life on a horseback burning and looting peasants. A very interesting life. )))
But what about 'reliable drives'? Technology advances would mean an automatic tummy scratcher with remote control and pseudo AI according to you. It would mean virtual reality networks where the majority of humankind would spend their lives in imagined worlds. It's all for comfort, after all. Then - simply implanted electrodes in the satisfaction centers of human brain. Technology advancement does not always mean progress.
Well, not US alone ))) but generally the policy of simply extracting natural resources without giving anything in return.
Developed countries could boost their industry and economy by building power plants, industry and infrastructure, providing know-hows and education in return but who would want that if everything can be taken virtually for free?
How very moral and democratic.
If these countries are simply left alone then the only thing they would need is time. They will do everything by themselves with time. But again -- who in the democratic world would want (and allow) that?