But that sort of singularity seems unlikely to preserve something as delicately balanced as the way that (relatively well-off) humans get a sense of meaning and purpose from the scarcity of desirable things.
I think our world actually has a great track record of creating artificial scarcity for the sake of creating meaning (in terms of enjoyment, striving to achieve a goal, sense of accomplishment). Maybe “purpose” in the most profound sense is tough to do artificially, but I’m not sure that’s something most people feel a whole lot of anyway?
I’m pretty optimistic about our ability to adapt to a society of extreme abundance by creating “games” (either literal or social) that become very meaningful to those engaged in them.
I think our world actually has a great track record of creating artificial scarcity for the sake of creating meaning (in terms of enjoyment, striving to achieve a goal, sense of accomplishment). Maybe “purpose” in the most profound sense is tough to do artificially, but I’m not sure that’s something most people feel a whole lot of anyway?
I’m pretty optimistic about our ability to adapt to a society of extreme abundance by creating “games” (either literal or social) that become very meaningful to those engaged in them.