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RE: The Meaning of True Anarchism - Part 2: Into The Future. Moving Towards Sustainable Social System.
I like the idea but I can't quite get how nothing could have any sort of value. What about art? Like a painting or something. If two people want it than one of them would be willing to pay (with something the painter finds valuable, not necessarily money) a little more than the other person. Sure it would work to have everything automated that can be mass be produced (food, tools, houses, transportation, etc) but what about the rare items that can only be made once?
This system also provide social conditions which eradicate behaviour such as greed or material jealousy. Jealous and greed are behaviours conditioned by current social system. In RBE if someone creates beautiful art, then others would appreciate the beauty but they would not be jealous of it. Jealousy is direct outcome of competition and inequality. RBE is about equality and coooperation. RBE is about mutual, reciprocal altruism.
Besides scarcity of certain art can be eradicated by copying the art. In RBE society with advanced 3D printers, art would be easily copied. Also, in RBE there is no such thing as intellectual property. All ideas are shared and belong to everyone. In the end there is no single originator of any idea. Evey idea has a source in someone/ something else.