Massive mischief, of course, will require lawyers to deal with it. There will be plenty of attorneys, each with a retinue, ready to take up these high responsibilities, because doing so will be a great way to make lots of money. As the present millennium comes to a close, Americans and other westerners tell nasty politicians in Yugoslavia, Central Africa, and Southeast Asia to respect the rule of law. Such respect sounds virtuous until you realize that respect for the rule of law means acceptance of rule by lawyers. This may not be nearly as bad as it seems at first glance.
Attorneys are accustomed to settling disputes by means short of high explosives.
While extremely expensive, most lawyers cost little more than the average African despot. Only a few lawyers such as those who won hundreds of billions in the tobacco wars rake in money of the kind needed to pay off the national debt. Fortunately for us all, lawyers will have a lot of money, because they will be required to pay for those ever-growing retinues. Prosperity in turn will cause more disputes about things that don't work. Just as these things themselves, battles about them will be more complex and difficult.