space-resource-mining

The chapter introduces asteroid mining and the burgeoning private space industry as future sources of abundant raw materials beyond Earth's finite resources.

1 chapter across 1 book

Fully Automated Luxury Communism: A Manifesto (2019)Aaron Bastani

Part II. New Travellers

Part II of 'Fully Automated Luxury Communism' explores the transformative potential of full automation, limitless energy, and resource abundance to achieve post-scarcity conditions. It traces historical and contemporary shifts in labor due to automation, the rise of renewable energy sources like solar and wind, and emerging prospects in space mining and private space industry, arguing these technological advances can dismantle scarcity and reshape economic and social relations.