[–] Master_Foo ago (edited ago)
you will always have scarcity. The amount of production per time is limited.
Yeah, because it takes 10 years for a limo to go through the production line at the factory. The only difference between here and now is, your garage will be a factory which can configure itself to build nearly anything. Just order the material and robots deliver it to you next day.
And keep in mind here. We aren't talking about a planet of 7 billion mouth breathers. We are talking about a few million Übermensch. So, there's plenty of land to go around. Your garage isn't going to be a small thing that fits 2 cars. It's going to be massive. It will build whatever the fuck you want. Want a space ship? OK cool. The plans are in the database. Press a button and the robots start building it.
Which is still scarce because the cost is not 0
post-scarcity does not mean free. Everything is always going to have a cost. But, robots don't care about not getting paid. So when you have 1,000,000 of them digging a mine 24x7, cost goes down drastically. When energy is plentiful, it is cheap. When you have a whole solar system / universe of resources the price of commodities is next to nothing. It will still cost SOMETHING, but the cost will be irrelevant because it's NOT SCARCE or in other words, the economy will be "post-scarcity".
if it requires any equipement or attention, then the cost is also not 0.
I never said the cost is $0. Nothing costs $0.
Look. 200 years ago, aluminum was so scarce it was worth MORE than gold. Napoleon ate off of aluminum plates instead of fancy silver, gold, or porcelain because it was so valuable.
But, technology progressed and now aluminum is so common it is ALMOST worthless. We have an aluminum post-scarcity economy. There's no reason why we can't apply that to many many other things.
And that's not to say EVERYTHING will be cheap. If you want a custom-designed-one-off-something-or-other that AI can't figure out, you'll still have to consult the engineer. You'll be paying for his respect, so, of course that will make something expensive, sure. But, MOST common things that most everyone needs will be already figured out and those things will be cheap.
[–] ForTheUltimate ago
So do you still believe in your post scarcity bullshit?
Because if you do, you're too stupid or irrational.
and it is still scarce today.
They will still be scarce.
Food was made incredibly cheap in 200 years, yet it is stills scarce.
No, if it costs something, it's scarce. Scarce doesn't mean very scarce. it means any scarcity at all.
[–] Master_Foo 1 point -1 points 0 points (+0|-1) ago (edited ago)
You are arguing semantics like an autistic sperg. Nobody defines "post scarcity" as "an infinite supply". It just means everyone can easily obtain it cheaply.
I challenge you to find an economist who speaks of "post scarcity" as if he means what you mean.
I challenge you to find a person who is desperate for aluminum. Even a machinist is going to tell you he has absolutely no problem finding all the aluminum he can feed through his machines at a very reasonable price.