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Connie | 11 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Nice!
Some kind of conscious capitalism.
One of favourite TV series :))
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danielkhent | 11 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I like Star Trek too. But there is a lot of hand waving on post scarcity. When you need a story, scarcity usually creeps back in.
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Connie | 11 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Is it because what is material or of material origin is always finite?
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danielkhent | 11 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 I think it has to do with human nature. Certainly with stories anyway. You have to have conflict or there is no story. So if everyone's basic needs are provided for, its not a source of conflict.