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Meaning of postscarcity | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

After the elimination of scarcity; in a time when society has sufficient resources.

not-comparable

Examples

“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.”
“Forget post-scarcity. Between rising populations, climate change, a dearth of fresh water and stretched bio-capacity, just avoiding widespread famine by the middle of this century would represent an astonishing achievement.”
“A post-scarcity communism that doesn't dispense with all thoughts of the divine and numinous can't be precluded.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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