Oddbean new post about login | logout 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.
Is it because what is material or of material origin is always finite?
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.