It was never there in the first place.
Oh. So these communities, and Key's life, are extremely atypical of that world's humanity as a whole. That's something worth stating because the story doesn't even hint at it.
I'd be interested in hearing about how they handle telling young people about the wider world. How do they handle people who want to go out and live there and who come back one day? How do they stop the governments of the nations where they actually live from enforcing laws locally? Do these higher-level governments not have any such laws?
I find it a little puzzling that you have trouble thinking of how one could fill one's time without significant economic competition.
Many people can. I just don't find it convincing that everyone could without there being quite a few unsatisfied people around.
Oh. So these communities, and Key's life, are extremely atypical of that world's humanity as a whole. That's something worth stating because the story doesn't even hint at it.
I disagree: it doesn't matter for the story whether the communities are typical or atypical for humanity as a whole, so mentioning it is unnecessary.
ITT we talk about whatever.