Fully Automated Luxury Communism

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Synopsis
A different kind of politics for a new kind of society--beyond work, scarcity and capitalismIn the twenty-first century, new technologies should liberate us from work. Automation, rather than undermining an economy built on full employment, is instead the path to a world of liberty, luxury and happiness—for everyone. Technological advance will reduce the value of commodities—food, healthcare and housing—towards zero. Improvements in renewable energies will make fossil fuels a thing of the past. Asteroids will be mined for essential minerals. Genetic editing and synthetic biology will prolong life, virtually eliminate disease and provide meat without animals. New horizons beckon. 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. Rather than a final destination, such a society merely heralds the real beginning of history.
Copyright:
2019

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Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9781786632654
Related ISBNs:
9781786632623
Publisher:
Verso Books
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Copyrighted By:
Aaron Bastani
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No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Social Studies, Philosophy, Politics and Government
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Bookshare Staff
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