Post-Scarcity Society
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A Post-Scarcity Society is a near-future humanity vision of an affluent society in which basic human needs are met for all, and people are able to focus on other pursuits beyond the simple act of survival.
- Context:
- It can (typically) involve State of Resource Abundance: with a low-cost energy state, low-cost food state, lost-cost transportation state and a lost-cost shelter state.
- It can (typically) involve high levels of Manufacturing Automation.
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- Example(s):
- a Post-Scarcity Europe.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- See: Technological Unemployment.
References
2022
- chat.openai.com
- Q: What are some characteristics of a post-scarcity society
- A: A post-scarcity society is a hypothetical society in which most or all basic human needs can be met without the need for scarcity, or the fear of running out of resources. Some characteristics of a post-scarcity society might include:
- Abundance of resources: In a post-scarcity society, there would be an abundance of resources, such as food, shelter, and energy, making it possible for everyone to have their basic needs met.
- High levels of automation: In order to produce an abundance of resources, a post-scarcity society would likely rely heavily on automation and advanced technology to produce goods and services.
- Equal distribution of resources: In a post-scarcity society, resources would be distributed fairly, ensuring that everyone has access to what they need.
- Changes in work and leisure: With the abundance of resources and automation, work may become less necessary for the production of goods and services, leading to a shift in the balance between work and leisure.
- Changes in social and economic systems: A post-scarcity society would likely involve significant changes to social and economic systems, such as the need for currency or a market-based economy.
- Overall, a post-scarcity society would be one in which basic human needs are met for all, and people are able to focus on other pursuits beyond the simple act of survival.
2022
- chat.openai.com
- Q: What might some future periods for humanity look like?
- A: It is difficult to predict with certainty what future periods for humanity will look like, ...
- Post-scarcity society: In this scenario, humanity may develop technologies or systems that allow for the production of unlimited resources, leading to a society where basic needs are met for all and people can focus on other pursuits. ..
2023
- (Wikipedia, 2023) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-scarcity_economy Retrieved:2023-1-2.
- Post-scarcity is a theoretical economic situation in which most goods can be produced in great abundance with minimal human labor needed, so that they become available to all very cheaply or even freely. [1] Post-scarcity does not mean that scarcity has been eliminated for all goods and services, but that all people can easily have their basic survival needs met along with some significant proportion of their desires for goods and services. Writers on the topic often emphasize that some commodities will remain scarce in a post-scarcity society. [2]
- ↑ Robert Chernomas. (1984). "Keynes on Post-Scarcity Society." In: Journal of Economic Issues, 18(4).
- ↑ , See the first paragraph of the section "The Positive-Sum Society" (archived December 20, 2011) in Chapter 6.
2014
- (Rifkin, 2014) ⇒ "The Zero Marginal Cost Society".
2013
2008
- (Giddens, 2008) ⇒ Anthony Giddens. (2008). “Affluence, Poverty and the Idea of a Post-Scarcity Society.” In: Development and Change, 27(2). doi:10.1111/j.1467-7660.1996.tb00595.x
- ABSTRACT: The ‘end of nature’ and the attenuation of tradition, associated with accelerated modernization on a global scale, increase the need for conscious reflection on many aspects of life formerly considered to be givens. Thus in developed and developing countries alike, new questions of personal choice and ethics form the basis for a kind of life politics which is different from - and supplements, but does not replace - the longer-established practice of emancipatory politics, concerned above all with issues of social justice. This essay invites us to consider how life politics can generate new strategies to reduce inequality and alleviate poverty.
1995
- (Rifkin, 1995) ⇒ "The End of Work: The Decline of the Global Labor Force and the Dawn of the Post-Market Era." Putnam Publishing Group, ISBN 0-87477-779-8
1984
- (Chernomas, 1984) ⇒ Robert Chernomas. (1984). “Keynes on Post-Scarcity Society.” In: Journal of Economic Issues, 18(4).