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December 16, 2008 - 9:43 pm - by Richard Fernandez
Damon
2008-12-17 05:17:29

Iain M Banks wrote a series of science fiction novels set in just such a “post-scarcity” society (“The Culture”).
Physical goods, services and information are free, or practically free, allowing the Citizens to pursue whatever they wish in order to fill their days.

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One interesting feature is that in order for such a society to function effectively, supervision by immensly powerful (and benign) “Minds” i.e. AI’s is required.
It seems odd that a committed socialist like Banks thinks that people will still need supervision even in a utopian system like this.

Myself? I think that people need work. (Well, some work anyway.)
And it needs to be in some way productive.
“Make work” jobs are nearly as dispiriting as no job. I believe (most) people need to know that they have produced “something” of worth, from day-to-day.