Well really I think that technology and societal/economic structures are deeply related in ways that dont necessarily get enough consideration in many discussio

Well really I think that technology and societal/economic structures are deeply related in ways that dont necessarily get enough consideration in many discussions on the topic. For instance our current most successful form of capitalism is enabled primarily by the technologies created in the industrial revolution allowing shipping of goods and services long distances. We have seen it change rapidly and deeply as we developed telephony and computers and I suspect as new and better forms of communication and transportation evolve we will see further evolution of the basic system. Unknown technologies or applications of the future will likely cause further evolution and possibly revolution in how we structure our economic and social structures and I think its both fascinating and important to think and talk about these things! My pet favorite is the anarchic utopia of the Culture from Ian M Banks' Culture novels. Obviously impossible without the near infinite processing, energy and matter resources enabled by the Minds and the Ships they control but still fun to think about (and even aspire to value-wise in many cases IMO)