Comments on: The road to post-scarcity http://futurismic.com/2009/04/15/the-road-to-post-scarcity/ Presenting the fact and fiction of tomorrow since 2001 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:03:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ivan http://futurismic.com/2009/04/15/the-road-to-post-scarcity/comment-page-1/#comment-424610 Ivan Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:01:27 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=6963#comment-424610 Wow, etsy.com looks like a pleasant way to go. I like Jason's vision, because it levels the rift between overproduction and poverty. (I sourced it pretty heavily while writing Exiting Industrialism: http://tappinginto.org/exiting-industrialism-post-scarcity) I definitely believe that we will see a slow landslide shift towards viewing reputation as a value. There's a huge value system out there, in SEO (search energy optimization) which is essentially an algorithmic reputation consultancy business. I can see the general framework applied to other industries, physical and abstract. Wow, etsy.com looks like a pleasant way to go. I like Jason’s vision, because it levels the rift between overproduction and poverty. (I sourced it pretty heavily while writing Exiting Industrialism: http://tappinginto.org/exiting-industrialism-post-scarcity) I definitely believe that we will see a slow landslide shift towards viewing reputation as a value. There’s a huge value system out there, in SEO (search energy optimization) which is essentially an algorithmic reputation consultancy business. I can see the general framework applied to other industries, physical and abstract.

]]> By: Anthony http://futurismic.com/2009/04/15/the-road-to-post-scarcity/comment-page-1/#comment-23855 Anthony Thu, 16 Apr 2009 13:38:31 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=6963#comment-23855 Indeed. One thing that post-scarcity will lead to, I expect, is an expansion is home produced goods. Not because people need to, but because they want to try their hand at making their own toothpaste, clothes, etc. Etsy.com is expanding quickly at this already. Also, I wonder if on some of the little things, we couldn't stand for a bit of central management. As 'Screen Sleuth' writes, above, what if there were just two or three kinds of proven effective toothpaste. Could the resources spent on producing the other dozen different kinds that are on my grocery store shelf be spent more productively? Indeed. One thing that post-scarcity will lead to, I expect, is an expansion is home produced goods. Not because people need to, but because they want to try their hand at making their own toothpaste, clothes, etc. Etsy.com is expanding quickly at this already.

Also, I wonder if on some of the little things, we couldn’t stand for a bit of central management. As ‘Screen Sleuth’ writes, above, what if there were just two or three kinds of proven effective toothpaste. Could the resources spent on producing the other dozen different kinds that are on my grocery store shelf be spent more productively?

]]> By: Screen Sleuth http://futurismic.com/2009/04/15/the-road-to-post-scarcity/comment-page-1/#comment-23797 Screen Sleuth Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:31:49 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=6963#comment-23797 I agree with what he wrote; using his example, how many different types of toothpaste (or deodorant) do we need? Are the various kinds THAT different than one another? I agree with what he wrote; using his example, how many different types of toothpaste (or deodorant) do we need? Are the various kinds THAT different than one another?

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