Problem:
An animal will stop foraging in a berry bush if the perceived cost of searching for berries remaining is greater than the cost of finding another bush which isn't as picked over. People do the same thing on websites. We'll stay on a website searching for our information berry if we feel it costs less than jumping to another website bush.
If we had significant resources such that the cost of predatory/foraging behavior out-weighed the energy benefit from gaining more resources, would we stop?
There seems to be a biological and cultural drive to keep getting more stuff. As people, could we ever reach a point where we're satisfied?
The logic says yes, but common sense says we're hardwired to feel compelled to never stop gathering resources. Please give your suggestion.