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> I'm interested in all the wealth that will be generated. Changing the name does not change the point. I suggest you go read Iain M Banks's Culture novels.
by lproven 2y ago
> I'm interested in all the wealth that will be generated.
Changing the name does not change the point.
I suggest you go read Iain M Banks's Culture novels.
You will have fun, because they are wonderful, but you will also learn what a civilisation that has moved beyond the concept of "money", "wealth", or "payment" would be like.
In brief: better in every imaginable way.
It is not about money.
- michaelmrose 2y agoMoney is a representation of actual resources. There aren't enough public resources in excess to fund a meaningful mars colony and do the things that the government is required to do to avoid dissolution or getting dragged out of the people's house. It will be a stretch to justify a scientific expedition without trying to build a city on mars.