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zero_for_effort t1_is83iag wrote

Reply to comment by Sashinii in Crime and AGI by darklinux1977

If post-scarcity for all is achieved it follows that property crime essentially disappears. Crimes surrounding personhood and consent are trickier but post-singularity all bets are off. In a society where everyone's needs are met as a basic standard what would even motivate crime? If something generally acknowledged to be truly heinous was genuinely desired by someone wouldn't they just simulate it? Would a post-scarcity society even produce individuals who desired to commit criminal acts?

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red75prime t1_is95pja wrote

Boredom (not everyone can be entertained by no-consequences-whatsoever VR) and the lack of means to do something positively meaningful.

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AbeWasHereAgain t1_isabq5v wrote

We are already seeing this. As long as people have a phone in their hands they feel contentment.

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