> command over technology that would make scarcity a thing of the past For everyone? Humanity today produces more than enough food to fatten everyone, yet we s

> command over technology that would make scarcity a thing of the past For everyone? Humanity today produces more than enough food to fatten everyone, yet we still have regions which suffer famine and lack basic services and education. On a interstellar scale, if aliens are like us, they will have outcasts who wouldn't hesitate to conquer a planet if their technology is advanced enough. If post-scarcity can't produce enough rare or expensive materials, slave labor could do it almost free.