[ExI] immortal

[BillK]

On Sun, 3 Aug 2025 at 11:33, Adrian Tymes via extropy-chat
<extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
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> It doesn't have to be infinite, at least at first.  (Infinite value over infinite time is another matter.)  The hardware that one human runs on is finite.  The mind merely has to generate that much value in order to "purchase" its own hardware, if it needs such an exchange so the hardware provider can continue to provide hardware for other minds.  The hardware will likely include some sort of robot, so physical (likely not menial) labor is possible too.
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Yes, post-scarcity doesn't mean everyone has infinite resources.
They don't need that. There can be great improvements just from new technology.
The printing press led to mass literacy. Today, the internet provides
post-scarcity knowledge, information, videos, music, etc.
Energy and computing hardware will always be needed, but with
post-scarcity, the cost will be negligible.
It won't be a guaranteed utopia, but abundance provides the
opportunity to reshape society with new systems of government,
organisations, open-source environments, and more.

BillK