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Fully Automated Luxury Communism
- Narrated by: Shaun Grindell
- Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins
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Summary
A different kind of politics for a new kind of society - beyond work, scarcity, and capitalism.
In the 21st century, new technologies should liberate us from work. Automation, rather than undermining an economy built on full employment, is instead the path to a world of liberty, luxury, and happiness - for everyone. Technological advance will reduce the value of commodities - food, health care, and housing - toward zero.
Improvements in renewable energies will make fossil fuels a thing of the past. Asteroids will be mined for essential minerals. Genetic editing and synthetic biology will prolong life, virtually eliminate disease, and provide meat without animals. New horizons beckon.
In Fully Automated Luxury Communism, Aaron Bastani conjures a vision of extraordinary hope, showing how we move to energy abundance, feed a world of nine billion, overcome work, transcend the limits of biology, and establish meaningful freedom for everyone. Rather than a final destination, such a society merely heralds the real beginning of history.
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- LRAArturo
- 20-10-20
Great listen
The title is a bit of a troll but Bastani's analysis of the politics of post scarcity is detailed and informative.
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- Amazon Customer
- 27-01-23
very inspiring
Aaron Bastani captures a real sense of optimism and courage as we look forward into the 21st century. He proposes ways to transition our economies away from the profit incentive of neoliberal capitalism, into something that provides for us our basic needs and our ability to self-actualise.
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- Elliot Burns
- 05-03-23
a wonderfully constructive outlook
despite the reviews of other readers who seemingly didn't actually listen to this title to it's conclusion, this book genuinely bridges the all too common gap between our current state of affairs and the not-so-utopian goals of anyone who believes society could be better. The eye-opening insights that Bastani introduces us to do a great job of treating the "capitalist realism" that so many of us are living in. if you believe things can be better and want some grounded but persuasive ways in which they could be; this book is for you.
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- Andrew Flintoff
- 31-08-22
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It was good. I am a real person. I am not a robot. I
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- Rosie
- 03-12-20
Did a robot read this?
The reader had such a painfully repetitive wya of reading it I genuinely started to wonder if an AI had read it. I couldn't get past the 2nd chapter it was so boring. Such a shame as it was actually quite an interesting book.
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- S Green
- 13-08-21
Full of optimism and hope
A fantastic book which explains how technology is changing, and will continue change our world. The benefits of that change can be shared by everybody, but only if we choose it to be so.
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- Dude Bruh
- 24-01-23
Stunning Listen!
Truly gripping and inspiring.
My faith in the future of humanity is restored.
I needed this book in my life right now.
F.A.L.C FTW!
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- Marko
- 15-10-20
Thought provoking
I have listened to it twice and will do again. there is much to learn!
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- Wild Bunny
- 18-04-21
A well thought out and hope provoking book
I've been really quite anxious about the state of the planet and Aaron Bastani has given me some hope with this excellent, well researched and clearly stated manifesto.
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- Crodia
- 29-07-22
Critical thinking at its best
FALC raises a topic for discussion not seen in the media generally. Bravo, seminal book
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