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post-scarcity

post-scarcity is the alternative form of postscarcity.

Meaning of postscarcity

Adjective

postscarcity (not comparable)

  1. After the elimination of scarcity; in a time when society has sufficient resources.
    • Aguilar-Millan et al. published an ambitious flight of fancy which explored the “post-scarcity world” of 2050 in light of technical advancements which they argue will decrease costs to providers until almost everything becomes free to the end user.2016, Paul Gooding, Historic Newspapers in the Digital Age, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN, page 183

Questions about post-scarcity

What is post-scarcity the alternative form of?
Post-scarcity is the alternative form of postscarcity.

Words near post-scarcity in the dictionary

  1. post-riders
  2. post-road
  3. post-rock
  4. post-Roe
  5. post-romantic
  6. post-scarcity
  7. post-scrutiny
  8. post-season
  9. post-seasons
  10. post-secondary
  11. post-sectarian

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