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At the moment. In a world with no demand for labor, there is an implication that the cost of goods would be dominated only by supply scarcity. For commodity go
by chris_va 10y ago
At the moment.
In a world with no demand for labor, there is an implication that the cost of goods would be dominated only by supply scarcity. For commodity goods, they would essentially be free.
200 years ago a real shirt would cost you ~$2000 in today's currency (land -> sheep -> farmers -> spinsters -> dyers -> weavers -> tailors). Now a decent shirt costs $40.
Eventually artsists won't starve, even with minimal income. Ideally, hopefully.