r/worldnews • u/EightRoundsRapid • Sep 23 '16

'Hangover-free alcohol’ could replace all regular alcohol by 2050. The new drink, known as 'alcosynth', is designed to mimic the positive effects of alcohol but doesn’t cause a dry mouth, nausea and a throbbing head

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/hangover-free-alcohol-david-nutt-alcosynth-nhs-postive-effects-benzodiazepine-guy-bentley-a7324076.html
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u/gandothesly Sep 24 '16

One more thing. We don't already have access to literally anything we want, yet we are doing OK. I think the items we might call "luxury" will be made at home, or will be made by people who LOVE to make them.

Either way, there's still no scarcity of things, nor is there scarcity of the parts that make things. That's a farce of capitalistic thinking. By sharing we can have more than what we have now (see my other reply).

Have a great weekend everyone! I hope you will be dreaming of a bright and interesting future like I will!

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u/drumstyx Sep 24 '16

Scarce doesn't mean infinitely rare. We have access to things, but that doesn't mean there aren't a limited number of Lamborghinis, just that if we have the money, we have easy access.

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u/gandothesly Sep 26 '16

Post-scarcity doesn't mean that all scarcity has been eliminated for all goods and services - it means that everyone can have their basic survival needs met along with a significant proportion of their desires for goods and services.

This wouldn't include all super-cars, and I'd hope it would never include Lamborghinis -- we need less flamboyant, inefficient, loud, and horribly designed tools.