Pickled_Doodoo t1_jee3xhu wrote on March 31, 2023 at 10:48 AM

Reply to comment by Rehk_135 in In a post-scarcity utopia, is there a real necessity of human labor of any kind? by kvothekevin

Some people believe a resource based economy is the only way forward, someone like Jacque Fresco has been an advocate since '70 with he's The venus project for example.

Edit: he died in 2017 but tye movement is going.

Evipicc t1_jee6m2t wrote on March 31, 2023 at 11:19 AM

Those resources will be acquired, refined, manufactured, and delivered by automation. Where is this 'economy' deriving a transaction from? There will be no economy, there will simply be automatic production and people doing what they want imo.

Rehk_135 t1_jeemghq wrote on March 31, 2023 at 1:37 PM

I'm familiar with it. But it's definitely not the only way forward. Maybe the the most desirable way forward, but we definitely have the option to fuck up...and it looks like we are going down that road. Globalization at present appears to be teetering on the brink of collapse.

Pickled_Doodoo t1_jeetpca wrote on March 31, 2023 at 2:28 PM

> Globalization at present appears to be teetering on the brink of collapse.

Oh yeah definitely.

> But it's definitely not the only way forward. Maybe the the most desirable way forward,

Yeah agree not the only way, mostly still just filled with idealism albeit a very desirable outcome as you said. A shit ton needs to happen even after automation of everything is in full swing before anything like it can happen and that is not likely to happen unfortunately.