Postscarcity

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    After the elimination of scarcity; in a time when society has sufficient resources. not-comparable

    "Aguilar-Millan et al. published an ambitious flight of fancy which explored the “post-scarcity world” of 2050 in light of technical advancements which they argue will decrease costs to providers until almost everything becomes free to the end user."

Example

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"Aguilar-Millan et al. published an ambitious flight of fancy which explored the “post-scarcity world” of 2050 in light of technical advancements which they argue will decrease costs to providers until almost everything becomes free to the end user."

Etymology

From post- + scarcity.

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