A different kind of politics for a new kind of society--beyond work, scarcity and capitalism In the twenty-first century, new technologies should liberate us from work.
Rather than a final destination, such a society merely heralds the real beginning of history..
In Fully Automated Luxury Communism , Aaron Bastani conjures a vision of extraordinary hope, showing how we move to energy abundance, feed a world of 9 billion, overcome work, transcend the limits of biology, and establish meaningful freedom for everyone.
New horizons beckon.
Genetic editing and synthetic biology will prolong life, virtually eliminate disease and provide meat without animals.
Asteroids will be mined for essential minerals.
Improvements in renewable energies will make fossil fuels a thing of the past.
Technological advance will reduce the value of commodities--food, healthcare and housing--towards zero.
Automation, rather than undermining an economy built on full employment, is instead the path to a world of liberty, Luxury and happiness--for everyone.
A different kind of politics for a new kind of society--beyond work, scarcity and capitalism In the twenty-first century, new technologies should liberate us from work
