Difference between revisions of "Post-scarcity/More post-scarcity thinking"
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(New page: *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacque_Fresco Jacque Fresco] - [http://www.thevenusproject.com ''The Venus Project''] (and [http://www.futurebydesignthemovie.com ''Future by Design''] which...) |
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| − | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacque_Fresco Jacque Fresco] - [http://www.thevenusproject.com ''The Venus Project''] (and [http://www.futurebydesignthemovie.com ''Future by Design''] which is a documentary film about Jacque) | + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacque_Fresco '''Jacque Fresco'''] - [http://www.thevenusproject.com ''The Venus Project''] (and [http://www.futurebydesignthemovie.com ''Future by Design''] which is a documentary film about Jacque) |
| − | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckminster_Fuller Buckminster Fuller] - "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." [http://www.bfi.org bfi.org] | + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckminster_Fuller '''Buckminster Fuller'''] - "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." [http://www.bfi.org bfi.org] |
| − | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molecular_assembler molecular assemblers] as "engines of abundance | + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molecular_assembler molecular assemblers] as "engines of abundance |
| − | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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]. | + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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]. |
| − | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Brain Marshall Brain] - the 'Australia project' in the story of ''[http://marshallbrain.com/manna1.htm Manna]'' | + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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 13:48, 18 February 2007
- Jacque Fresco - The Venus Project (and Future by Design which is a documentary film about Jacque)
- Buckminster Fuller - "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." bfi.org
- Eric Drexler - Author of Engines of Creation and prophet of molecular nanotechnology. He describes molecular assemblers as "engines of abundance
- 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
