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[-] Redderthanmisty@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Although, from an ecological point of view, asteroid mining and orbital manufacturing plants would be a good way of offloading the environmental costs of a post-scarcity society.

But nothing beats a matter replicator.

[-] flashgnash@lemm.ee 1 points 4 days ago

Matter replicators you would hope would bring about post scarcity and the kind of society you see in Star Trek, I have my doubts one would ever be developed without greed as a motivation though

Short of changing human nature I don't think even with all tthat tech we'd end up being a fair society, people would hoard energy, replicator tech, political power etc (unless it's so simple people could build them themselves I suppose)

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