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> someone with more wealth Well in trekonomics [1], citizens are equal in terms of material wealth because scarcity has been eliminated. Wealth, in the convent
by lateforwork 1y ago
> someone with more wealth
Well in trekonomics [1], citizens are equal in terms of material wealth because scarcity has been eliminated. Wealth, in the conventional sense, does not exist; instead, the "wealth" that matters is human capital—skills, abilities, reputation, and status. The reward in this society comes not from accumulation of material goods but from intangible rewards such as honor, glory, intellectual achievement, and social esteem.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trekonomics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trekonomics
- steve_adams_86 1y agoThat sounds great. Presently we still experience scarcity due to the limitations of earth's resources, though.
- beeflet 1y agoWhat use is human skill, abilities, reputation, and status when human labor has been totally outmoded machines? Trekonomics seems like a totally backwards way of approaching post-scarcity by starting with a fictional setting. You might as well prepare yourself for the Star Wars economy.
- lateforwork 1y agoHumans have an innate desire to be loved and respected, and this won’t change even if jobs cease to exist.
- beeflet 1y agoAll life has a desire to exist, but that doesn't prevent extinction.
- steve_adams_86 1y agoThere are billions of people who essentially live in varying degrees of servitude today, and they desire love and respect. Other humans ensure they stay in servitude, though. Why would that be any different in the future? Why wouldn't it be worse?