Agreed. Once we build a clanking replicator, or it's biological/nano counterpart, we'll be approaching a state where thought manifests reality. As a thought ex

Agreed. Once we build a clanking replicator, or it's biological/nano counterpart, we'll be approaching a state where thought manifests reality. As a thought experiment, if every one has a replication device like in Star Trek or Drexler's universal assembler, how will the materials and energy to run such a device be distributed? Presumably we would allocate some to everyone, which would function as a basic income. If we continue on the current path where resources are consolidated into the hands of the few, and these few have no need for the labor of the masses...