I’ve been slowly going through research literature on post-scarcity and so-called scarcity, abundance and sufficiency (SAS) school of thought.
TL;DR version: post-scarcity economy, where the economic problem of production has for all intents and purposes been solved and all the basic needs are met for all the people, seems to be a much more feasible proposition than many people believe. However, it will require development of new institutions to govern the new commons and political action to end the inequalities that threaten the world.
My presentation at the Finnish Political Science Association’s 2018 conference, 8.3.18:
(click here to go to Google Slides; feel free to comment!)
Paper will follow once I get it to some sort of shape.