I figure we want a kind of split-level economy: The primary layer would be basically what this article calls the "Nature layer" and it involves using our scien

I figure we want a kind of split-level economy: The primary layer would be basically what this article calls the "Nature layer" and it involves using our science and technology to meet a minimum Standard of Living for everybody in an ecologically harmonious way. Then on top of that I imagine we would have a kaleidoscope of creativity and production, a cornucopia of art and fashion and food and all the things that make it so epic and wonderful to be a human being. I think the "Middle layer" will be largely subsumed under automation, to the extent that it's not an art or craft. What we are seeing with the advent of AI etc. is that the ultimate question is "What is good?" or in other words, "What are People For?" (Cf. Wendell Berry: "What are People For?" https://openlibrary.org/books https://openlibrary.org/books )/OL27154477M/What_are_people_for