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I think the whole lack of sustainable fusion thing may be a slightly larger factor than capitalism.
I recommend the book Trekonomics if you want to challenge this notion. Basically, technologies like sustainable fusion, replicators, etc, are the result of a post-scarcity leave-no-one-behind philosophy, rather than its prerequisites.
I'll check it out, thanks 🖖
So close it sounds like it'll be happening in our lifetime.
I think it's sounded like that for the past 40 years, but I am hopeful.
Sure, like human-level AGI and flying cars.
man i sure wonder why we don't have that, huh?
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