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> post-scarcity world is finally within view

Not against the entirely of your comment, but in what sense are we moving toward a post-scarcity world? There is a number of humans on the planet, with a limited number of resources, a limit which will be/has been reached at one point or another, as we cannot create new things from nothing.

Scarcity is built-in in the fabrics of the universe, and I don't see how we could be moving towards something that doesn't have scarcity.



For many things, scarcity will always exist. But with the rise of the digital age, many things that were once scarce are now post-scarce. Our society is still coming to grips with this notion.


What things have humanity historically struggled with in regards to scarcity that are now moving towards "post-scarcity"?


Information, media, knowledge, art, culture, science.




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