> We are nowhere near living in a post-scarcity world
I agree that we're not near living in a post-scarcity society, but not necessarily because of technical limitations. Humans don't need infinite amounts of land, water, minerals, etc.
The biggest problem is that a scarcity-based economy hinders the development of a post-scarcity society, by creating artificial scarcity.
Humans don't need it, but they want it. Everyone wants a bigger or fancier house, a bigger car, to travel more cheaply, to travel further(space tourism anyone?), etc.
I agree that we're not near living in a post-scarcity society, but not necessarily because of technical limitations. Humans don't need infinite amounts of land, water, minerals, etc.
The biggest problem is that a scarcity-based economy hinders the development of a post-scarcity society, by creating artificial scarcity.