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What I never understood about communism is what's the point of adding it if you already have post-scarcity? Say you got there, just keep using what got you ther
by vasco 3y ago
What I never understood about communism is what's the point of adding it if you already have post-scarcity? Say you got there, just keep using what got you there. And if to get there you need an oppressive "temporary" state, then I don't want it.
- randomdata 3y agoWhat are you adding, exactly? Communism is just a thought experiment that imagines what the world will be like when post-scarcity is achieved. Star Trek is a more modern adaptation of the same thought experiment. Perhaps you are referring to actionable ideas we have come up with over the years to try and push us towards post-scarcity?
- vidarh 3y agoThe idea is that if that the capability to be post scarcity does not equal being actually post scarcity, and so bringing about actual post-scarcity means ensuring that what is produced actually gets into the hands of everyone one way or the other. One might imagine many different ways of achieving that, but it wouldn't magically happen.