People indeed demand a certain standard of living, but I think with the recent crises, the west is learning that even their standard of living is not a given. They will have to work for it. I hear people complain that they can't buy the latest gadgets. They need a new phone, because theirs is already a year old. We can do a lot to change this. People just need to be eased into the thought that they don't have the right to a cheap new phone. They want a complete computer in their pocket? You'll have to pay. You want cheap petrol? Not possible, fund an electric car. Oh, electricity is also expensive? Go and create cheap sustainable energy sources. The problem is solvable, now go and fix it. Sorry for the long ramblings, but I remain hopeful that one day, the problems will be fixed and war is no longer necessary, since there is always another way to fix the problem. As for religious wars, those idiots just need to learn that religion is not important enough to start a war over.