That view shows how drenched our society is with laissez-faire capitalism as if it's the only thing in existence.
'Free' markets, supply & demand, governments interfering in those markets here & there, is just 1 of several options.
Some kind of UBI, "social credits" that everyone simply receives (as depicted in 2nd part of Manna) + some practical limits on resource consumption, is another option.
There are other options. And like another poster said: choice between those is one of political will. This relies on some conditions though:
1) A significant fraction (if not majority) of the population sharing a similar vision.
2) A functioning democracy.
3) Elites, corporations etc not powerful enough to subvert politics enough to prevent that vision from becoming implemented.
And
4) Absense of external forces big enough to undo progress. Effects of climate change, a huge meteor hitting Earth, aliens showing up that are out to exterminate us, another pandemic, etc, etc, etc.
So don't hold your breath. Much is possible but our odds of reaching some kind of utopia aren't great.
