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		barbecue_sauce on Sept 2, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The World After Capital (2018) "Post-scarcity" economics as a concept is specifically about needs and not wants.

beerandt on Sept 2, 2021 [–]

But when "needs" are satisfied "equally", "wants" become extremely relevant in the allocation of those resources.

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