When there is an economic shortage, conflict is not far behind. People go to war over economic scarcity. My point is that the scarcity mindset leads to conflict. An example of this scarcity mentality is how many countries are exploited for their resources. The people who exploit others are operating out of a scarcity mindset because they feel they have to have more of what others have. If they had an abundant mentality then they wouldn't see the need to go and take things from others because there is enough for everybody already.