Difference between revisions of "Post-scarcity/More post-scarcity thinking"
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:<small>''"It is now highly feasible to take care of everybody on Earth at a 'higher standard of living than any have ever known.' It no longer has to be you or me. Selfishness is unnecessary and henceforth unrationalizable as mandated by survival."''</small> | :<small>''"It is now highly feasible to take care of everybody on Earth at a 'higher standard of living than any have ever known.' It no longer has to be you or me. Selfishness is unnecessary and henceforth unrationalizable as mandated by survival."''</small> | ||
| − | *{{wp|K._Eric_Drexler|'''Eric Drexler'''}} - Author of ''[http://www.e-drexler.com/d/06/00/EOC/EOC_Table_of_Contents.html Engines of Creation]'' and prophet of molecular nanotechnology. He describes {{wp|Molecular_assembler|molecular assemblers}} as "engines of abundance". However the advanced nanotechnology he describes is not a requirement in the development of a post-scarcity society. | + | *{{wp|K._Eric_Drexler|'''Eric Drexler'''}} - Author of ''[http://www.e-drexler.com/d/06/00/EOC/EOC_Table_of_Contents.html Engines of Creation]'' (v2.0 update: [http://www.wowio.com/users/product.asp?BookId=503]) and prophet of molecular nanotechnology. He describes {{wp|Molecular_assembler|molecular assemblers}} as "engines of abundance". However the advanced nanotechnology he describes is not a requirement in the development of a post-scarcity society. |
*{{wp|John_McCarthy_%28computer_scientist%29|'''John McCarthy'''}} - Prominent computer scientist. He has some interesting information on his website about the [http://www-formal.stanford.edu/jmc/progress sustainability of human progress]. | *{{wp|John_McCarthy_%28computer_scientist%29|'''John McCarthy'''}} - Prominent computer scientist. He has some interesting information on his website about the [http://www-formal.stanford.edu/jmc/progress sustainability of human progress]. | ||
*{{wp|Marshall_Brain|'''Marshall Brain'''}} - the 'Australia project' in the story of ''[http://marshallbrain.com/manna1.htm Manna]''. Marshall is the founder of [http://www.howstuffworks.com ''HowStuffWorks.com''] | *{{wp|Marshall_Brain|'''Marshall Brain'''}} - the 'Australia project' in the story of ''[http://marshallbrain.com/manna1.htm Manna]''. Marshall is the founder of [http://www.howstuffworks.com ''HowStuffWorks.com''] | ||
Revision as of 21:30, 6 March 2008
- Jacque Fresco
- The Venus Project. Visionary designer and engineer. See also Future by Design which is a documentary film about Jacque.
- Buckminster Fuller - Buckminster Fuller Institute (BFI.org) Visionary designer and engineer.
- "It is now highly feasible to take care of everybody on Earth at a 'higher standard of living than any have ever known.' It no longer has to be you or me. Selfishness is unnecessary and henceforth unrationalizable as mandated by survival."
- Eric Drexler - Author of Engines of Creation (v2.0 update: [1]) and prophet of molecular nanotechnology. He describes molecular assemblers as "engines of abundance". However the advanced nanotechnology he describes is not a requirement in the development of a post-scarcity society.
- John McCarthy - Prominent computer scientist. He has some interesting information on his website about the sustainability of human progress.
- Marshall Brain - the 'Australia project' in the story of Manna. Marshall is the founder of HowStuffWorks.com
