we have solar panels, wind turbines, batteries, and 3d printers…
we don’t live in a time where star trek is fantasy any more, we have devices literally inspired by things in star trek that were once considered basically impossible, WE HAVE ACTUAL TRACTOR BEAMS.
A smidge, yes, but scarcity can be enforced. Which is what happens in capitalism, for the most part. Those with means undermine methods of creating cheap abundant supplies, because it would overwhelm demand and there would be no profit. It’s not even necessarily intentional. There’s just point in investing in an over-abundance of supply, as your returns would never make it worth it.
It’s as much, if not more, about intention as means.
having basically unlimited clean energy and replicators probably helps just a smidge there.
we have solar panels, wind turbines, batteries, and 3d printers…
we don’t live in a time where star trek is fantasy any more, we have devices literally inspired by things in star trek that were once considered basically impossible, WE HAVE ACTUAL TRACTOR BEAMS.
A smidge, yes, but scarcity can be enforced. Which is what happens in capitalism, for the most part. Those with means undermine methods of creating cheap abundant supplies, because it would overwhelm demand and there would be no profit. It’s not even necessarily intentional. There’s just point in investing in an over-abundance of supply, as your returns would never make it worth it.
It’s as much, if not more, about intention as means.