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Post-scarcity just means the rate of use is less than the rate of renewal for all used resources. In a sense, hunter-gatherers were "post-scarcity." The challen
by orthecreedence 3y ago
Post-scarcity just means the rate of use is less than the rate of renewal for all used resources. In a sense, hunter-gatherers were "post-scarcity." The challenge is supporting our modern quality of life at our scale of population. I think enormous strides would need to be made (fusion energy + matter synthesis, ie Star Trek replicators) in order to achieve post-scarcity on a long enough timeline without changing any of the other parameters.
- robertlagrant 3y agoWell, not just that. Not everyone can have a house on the beach. How do you allocate that resource?
- orthecreedence 3y agoEhhh, that one's self-regulating. Have you seen what happens to houses next to the beach? They disintegrate at alarming rates. Maintenance is a nightmare. That said, removed from market forces, there a lot of ways to allocate housing, such as some form of segmented lottery or waitlist.
- robertlagrant 3y agoMaintenance isn't a nightmare in a post-scarcity world.
- orthecreedence 3y agoGood point.