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> Will it ever be the case that we can overcome the limits on the reproducibility of material goods? Or are there fundamental constraints on material goods that
by ph0rque 18y ago
> Will it ever be the case that we can overcome the limits on the reproducibility of material goods? Or are there fundamental constraints on material goods that don't exist for information?
Yes, in a sense: see reprap.org, and further along in the future, molecular nanotechnology. However, there will always be a (small) cost for the raw materials that go into the finished product.
- jorgeortiz85 18y agoI think I'm fundamentally a pessimist on this front. I think, for example, that the rising price of oil is a symptom of the absolute physical limits that material resources face. Some raw materials have a small cost, others have a high cost.