We cannot grow trees in dry soil. While seeds might be healthy and sunlight is abundant, without the conditions for roots to take hold, growth can never happen. The same goes for today’s economy. There is plenty of capital (seeds) and technology (sunlight), thus making it extraordinarily good at expanding systems; still, it is far less effective at strengthening the people: the soil that supports everything. Today, we may have more technology, capital efficiency, and “output.” Yet human