{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6152264dc28ad2001383af42/68a513af73bf5b6298c08d4c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"1545 || what if society was good, actually? (fan favorite episode)","description":"<p>Utopia feels far away, post-scarcity feels less so.</p><p><br></p><p><em>According to wikipedia: </em><strong>Post-scarcity</strong>&nbsp;is a theoretical&nbsp;<a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">economic</a>&nbsp;situation in which most goods can be produced in great abundance with minimal human labor needed, so that they become available to all very cheaply or even&nbsp;<a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gratis_versus_libre\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">freely</a>.<a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-scarcity#cite_note-1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">[1]</a><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-scarcity#cite_note-2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">[2]</a> Post-scarcity does not mean that&nbsp;<a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarcity\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">scarcity</a>&nbsp;has been eliminated for all goods and services but that all people can easily have their basic survival needs met along with some significant proportion of their desires for goods and services.<a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-scarcity#cite_note-3\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">[3]</a>&nbsp;Writers on the topic often emphasize that some commodities will remain scarce in a post-scarcity society.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>RESOURCES:</strong> <a href=\"https://lorenzopieri.com/post_scarcity/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>https://lorenzopieri.com/post_scarcity/</em></a><em>&nbsp;</em></p><p><br></p><h4><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-scarcity\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-scarcity</em></a><em>&nbsp;</em></h4><h4><br></h4><h4><strong>DONATE</strong>: <a href=\"https://www.pcrf.net/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.pcrf.net/</a>&nbsp;</h4><p><strong>GET INVOLVED: </strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vtMLLOzuc6GpkFySyVtKQOY2j-Vvg0UsChMCFst_WLA/edit#gid=1653697245\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Operation Olive Branch: Spreadsheets + Links</a></p><p><br></p><p>GET AN OCCASIONAL PERSONAL EMAIL FROM ME:<a href=\"https://open.acast.com/shows/6152264dc28ad2001383af42/episodes/www.makeyourdamnbedpodcast.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> www.makeyourdamnbedpodcast.com</a></p><p>TUNE IN ON INSTAGRAM FOR COOL CONTENT:<a href=\"https://open.acast.com/shows/6152264dc28ad2001383af42/episodes/www.instagram.com/mydbpodcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> www.instagram.com/mydbpodcast</a></p><p>OR BE A REAL GEM + TUNE IN ON PATREON:<a href=\"https://open.acast.com/shows/6152264dc28ad2001383af42/episodes/www.patreon.com/MYDBpodcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> www.patreon.com/MYDBpodcast</a></p><p><em>OR WATCH ON YOUTUBE:</em><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/juliemerica\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em> www.youtube.com/juliemerica</em></a><em>&nbsp;</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>The opinions expressed by Julie Merica and Make Your Damn Bed Podcast are intended for entertainment purposes only. Make Your Damn Bed podcast is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.</em></p>","author_name":"Julie Merica"}