I just don't think the majority of people are motivated enough. I have met many people who have no hobbies and no ambitions and just don't want to do anything productive.
probably because their energy is robbed by the constant, literally unending lifelong need to spend 40+ hours a week making someone else rich by sweating their asses off, just to pay off some landlord's mortgage for a place to stay while they're not at work and keep themselves fed.
His life had limited value. He was no angel.