As the saying went, people's subjective initiative should never be underestimated, and Schiller's was even more so.
In the past, whenever Schiller stirred up trouble, the outcome often advanced human development or benefited his friends, but seeking amusement was simply Schiller's instinct. It could hardly be called particularly proactive.
But this time was different. For example, scientific breakthroughs always tended to cluster together. Either every kind of genius emerged within a century, competing fiercely as a field underwent explosive growth, or nothing happened for ages, as though every scientist had gone off to slack.
Part of it was limited by the era, and part of it was because geniuses could inspire one another within the same field, producing even more ideas. Some even regarded other contemporary geniuses as rivals and insisted on competing with them. As they said, pressure created motivation.
In academia, Greed had never faced any real pressure before. Everyone else was either ignorant and had to be pushed along by him, or they were stirring up trouble alongside him. Like-minded friends were nice, and helpers who could improve together were useful, but at the end of the day, he had no real opponents in this world.
As another saying went, heretics were more hateful than unbelievers. Schiller's friends were either ordinary people, like the superheroes, or people driven by interests, like Nick and Loki. There were almost none who, like him, sought fun for fun's sake.
The Beyonder was a pure Fun-seeker, but if what entertained him differed from what entertained Schiller, and he did not want Schiller to have any fun either, then Schiller would have to find a way to make sure he could not enjoy himself.
The motivation provided by doctrine was far stronger than motivation like advancing human civilization, developing Earth's technology, or