Will money still exist in a post-AGI, post-scarcity society?
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@VictorLJZ Can you define resolution criteria? It would be conceivable, for example, that money no longer plays a role for private individuals, but is still a unit of account between companies or states. How would you then resolve the question?

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One way I could see "yes" here, is if it was money that people could just wish into existence, which also didn't really mean anything. If you're thinking the actual IRL current uses of money, though, I would argue you're not using a good definition of "post-scarcity".

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@JayMehta when we're in a post-AGI, post-scarcity society. before then just treat it like a permanent market lol.

Some things are inherently scarse, e.g. space and original works of art

There are already many things that are scarce but free. Scarcity can also be solved via waiting lists or random draws, for example.

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