> In the not too distant future, nanotechnology will eradicate scarcity. Imagine
being able to pour carbon into an assembler--or whatever you want to call it--and out
comes diamonds, gold, or anything else.
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> Also, there will be no more work and no more money. What will most people do with
their time? They will play games. We are in the information age today. Nanotechnology
will change that. We will pass from the information society and into the
"entertainment society."
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Will it fix the ozone layer and repair the Ganges and Rio Grande etc.? How about the common cold?
Will it create scarcity in the realm of militarism, racism etc.? Or will we all be able to program our "nano-fax" machines to build up our own nuclear stockpiles?
Ian