m4nu3lf t1_isv7zhs wrote on October 18, 2022 at 11:04 PM

Reply to comment by AugustusClaximus in The Outer Space Treaty: Is peaceful co-existence in space the future? Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies by CPHfuturesstudies

Isn't it a contradiction to say "we could be in a post scarcity society if we wanted less"?

Btw a lot of wars in modern history were/are also ideologically motivated. War is so destructive today that it's never benefitting either side.

AugustusClaximus t1_isvajbl wrote on October 18, 2022 at 11:23 PM

I’ll clarify by saying that I think that the concept of post scarcity of society is dubious. There will always be things we find scarce and we will shift our appetites to pursue those things.