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Do we really have the resources for this kind of society?

Civilisation boils down to four fundamentals: material, energy, information and intelligence – none of which are in short supply. It is the current inefficient methods of use (and re-use) and perceived economic restrictions that make it appear that there are significant limitations to these resources.

See the fundamental resources page for more information on resource availability.

How do we design machinery advanced enough to give us all of this?

See the open design and closed-loop automation pages.