bing chen and yan li

This episode examines the concept of a civilizations and economies in which very little scarcity exists and in which production of goods requires so little labor that most basic needs can be met at little or no cost.

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If sufficiently high-tech civilizations can simulate almost anything they desire, what would be the impact on how they viewed reality?

Today we will explore the possible effects on civilizations when it's individual members can have anything they want, and if society can even continue to exists if its members cease interacting with each other in favor of simulated realities.

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Credits:
Post-Scarcity Civilizations & Reality
Season 4, Episode 21

Writers:
Isaac Arthur

Editors:
Keith Blockus
Sigmund Kopperud
Darius Said
Edward Nardella

Producer:
Isaac Arthur

Cover Artist:
Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/artist/jak...

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Jeremy Jozwik
Justin Dixon
Kristijan Tavar
Legion Tech Studios https://youtu.be/HrUvtdg-Mk0
Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?f...

Narrator
Isaac Arthur

Music Manager
Luca De Rosa lucaderosa2@live.com

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Dracovallis, "Cynthia" & "The Frozen Chamber" https://dracovallis.bandcamp.com/
Stellardrone, "Satellite" https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com
Aerium, "Parks" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnU...
Epic Mountain, "Zero Gravity" https://soundcloud.com/epicmountain
Lombus, "Time Slip" https://soundcloud.com/lombusmusic
Chris Zabriskie, "Wonder Cycle" http://chriszabriskie.com
Markus Junnikkala, "The Time That is Given to us" https://www.markusjunnikkala.com/

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Technology may one day grant us a Utopia in which virtually all tasks are performed by robots and artificial intelligence. In such a post-scarcity civilization, people may have difficulty finding a purpose to existence. Today we will explore how this may come about, what the consequences of this existential threat might be, and what purposes people may find for themselves in such a future.

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Credits:
Post-Scarcity Civilizations: Purpose
ep 140 Season 4, Episode 26

Writers:
Isaac Arthur

Editors:
A.T. Long
Darius Said
Dillon Olander
Jerry Guern
Justin Dixon
Mark Warburton
Matthew Acker
Matthew Campbell


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Isaac Arthur

Cover Artist:
Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier

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Jeremy Jozwik
Justin Dixon
Ken York
Kristijan Tavcar

Narrator
Isaac Arthur

Music Manager:
Luca De Rosa - lucaderosa2@live.com

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Dracovallis, "Cynthia" https://dracovallis.bandcamp.com/
Stellardrone, "Breathe In The Light" https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com
Kai Engel, "Endless Story About Sun and Moon" https://www.kai-engel.com/
Chris Zabriskie, "A New Day in a New Sector" http://chriszabriskie.com
Kai Engel, "Morbid_Imagination" https://www.kai-engel.com/
Aerium, "The Islands moved while I was asleep" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnU...
Lombus, "Cosmic Soup" https://lombus.bandcamp.com
Brandon Liew, "Into the Storm" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQ2I1...