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> Post scarcity has more to do with divorcing labor from production For almost everything, we’re there. Especially when it comes to food production. There’s st
by falcolas 3y ago
> Post scarcity has more to do with divorcing labor from production
For almost everything, we’re there. Especially when it comes to food production. There’s still some employment to be had, but precious little when compared with the number of people who can be fed by that limited labor.
For most of our basic needs, this holds true. Yet, the economy demands our labor, arguably hallucinating jobs into existence to meet those demands.
- fnordpiglet 3y agoI agree. Realistically housing, medical care, and a few other basic necessities aren’t there. And farming the way we do is blasting the earth. We still have a way to go. But the nobility of exploitation and a life of pointless toil will likely persist without some serious dislocations in society. It’s possible AI will bring those about. But as a society we don’t let go of our prisons easily.