Too Much Good Stuff?

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Alan Kellogg posted:

Humanity is just too productive, producing too much – to the point that the consumer needs to keep consuming to keep production from overwhelming society.

anon answered:

Reminds me of The Midas Plague by Frederik Pohl.

Alan Kellogg answered:

Funny, I thought the author was Cyril M. Kornbluth.

Heather Hile answered:

I thought of The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson. The general population have access to a replicator type machine in every home. It’s not a runaway product production though; you can only make things if you have the power/energy for it. So “rich” people have access to unlimited power/electricity/energy and can replicate anything at any time.