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Whos sweat and blood was used to make the machine that was taken from him and given to someone else? Look, at some point we may be in a true post-scarcity envi
by OrangeMonkey 4y ago
Whos sweat and blood was used to make the machine that was taken from him and given to someone else?
Look, at some point we may be in a true post-scarcity environment where we can fabricate food/clothing/items with just energy from an abundant resource. At that time, I will consider this question anew.
Until then, I just don't think it has legs.
- pwinnski 4y agoIt is quite possible we could live in a post-scarcity economy today, at least in rich countries, if we chose to eliminate scarcity on food and clothing and shelter and health care. During the pandemic, many (most?) US schools stopped charging to feed kids during the school day. Food suddenly became free. My own daughter still brought lunch from home every day, but a lot of kids ate better than they had been, and food scarcity, in that small context, stopped being an issue. This year they seem to be ending that, but it definitely demonstrated that we could do more than we are, if we wanted to.
- catlifeonmars 4y agoI think a post scarcity environment is achievable with today’s technology. It’s today’s political and socioeconomic systems which are preventing that from becoming a reality.