Post-Scarcity
Description
From the Wikipedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_scarcity
"Post scarcity or post-scarcity describes a hypothetical form of economy or society, often explored in science fiction, in which things such as goods, services and information are free, or practically free. This would be due to an abundance of fundamental resources (matter, energy and intelligence), in conjunction with sophisticated automated systems capable of converting raw materials into finished goods, allowing manufacturing to be as easy as duplicating software."
See the more extensive discussion in the Wikipedia article.
Discussion
Tim Boucher proposes to use less negatively charge concepts:
"But language around it needs to be reconsidered so that it becomes positive instead of negative. Both “post” and “scarcity” are negative words, meaning essentially “after lack.” What happens then is certainly a fundamentally important issue. But we should simply think past the terms we need now to terms we’ll need later. How about something like “value abundance” instead of “post-scarcity”? Seems more direct and to the point. I also have been using the phrase “thank you economics” to refer to an abundant gift-giving society." (http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2007/10/30/after-post-scarcity-economics/)
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