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Even if replicators could completely replace manufacturing and agriculture (and that would be looking pretty far down the road), the change in society wouldn't
by Dove 15y ago
Even if replicators could completely replace manufacturing and agriculture (and that would be looking pretty far down the road), the change in society wouldn't be as big as you'd think. The service sector already constitutes about 75% of GDP in just about any mature economy, and we all still use money.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_sector_composition http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_sector...
- toomuchtodo 15y agoIf you can replicate material at will, you can spend all your time perfecting robotics to perform service work. Said robotics can than be replicated en masse across the world with previous "replicators".
- dkokelley 15y agoI don't think you grasp the entirety of the service sector. Creative services (programming, consulting, design, etc.) can't yet be readily replaced be robotics or machines. Creating beings that can themselves create is a significant undertaking.