What If We Never Become Post-Scarcity? (Narration Only)
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
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Introduction
A lot of discussion in the future tends to revolve around the notion that technology has the potential to bring us into a golden age where everyday needs like hunger are vague memories. This is often called a post-scarcity civilization and it's a blanket term for a point where civilization has such abundance that many of our problems just go away. A few months back I was asked what the future would be like if this never came to pass and a poor the audience said there was a lot of interest in this scenario so I thought we'd explore it today.
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