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 Great questions! I can only share my current thought process which is evolving of course - but if Bitcoin imposes a true free market, and prices fall to the marginal cost of production, then technology frees us from our jobs and provides exponential purchasing power over time. Pushed one step further and we are free from money altogether because everything is essentially free (at the moment I believe Bitcoin's purpose is to break humanity's karmic cycle of fiat). 

Humans are creative creatures so we will continue to innovate, create, and provide value - but from a place of inner joy, intrinsic motivation, and flow. Since the idea of labour disappears, we are all entrepreneurs in our own ways. The exponential progress of technology is further compounding with self-creating tech (self-coding AI for example), self-maintenance, and self-innovation so I do not think there will be machine owners at a certain point. So what about luxury/unique/artisan goods? Now this is where things get a bit esoteric 🤭 

I believe a fiat standard makes us into human doings, while a Bitcoin standard allows us to be human beings. With more time to connect with our true nature, we will enter into higher states of consciousness where we are detached from matter. We know everything to be abundant (in a much deeper sense than the intellectual meaning of knowing) - we know from direct experience that giving is receiving. I know this is the current world upside down, but I believe this is where Bitcoin is leading us (the 5D). But this is far down the road - we need a Bitcoin Standard first 😅