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As the article says, Banks' thing is post-scarcity [1]. It's not too difficult to imagine PS as one of two possible steady state conditions for us. [1] https:/
by gballan 9y ago
As the article says, Banks' thing is post-scarcity [1]. It's not too difficult to imagine PS as one of two possible steady state conditions for us.
[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-scarcity_economy https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-scarcity_economy
- mdekkers 9y agoTechnically, we are in a position of resource abundance, and ready for a PS economy. Unfortunately, greed is keeping us down.
- aalleavitch 9y agoIf we ever want to develop into a Culture-style society, now is exactly the time when we need to start planning the path to get there.