I don't even know how to parse that sorry. I could be or couldn't be?

>Guess what pays for the world to run?

The sun? Or something deeper than that? God?

Edit: I think the actual answer is, 'a sense of humour', especially in today's world.

We've seen what happens to pieces of the world that prioritize economic production over everything else, and it isn't pretty. We have a number of laws and regulations preventing that sort of production at all costs behavior.

Taking this on face value without the rest of his oeuvre as context and value is being disingenuous.