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Fully Automated Luxury Communism: A Manifesto

by Aaron Bastani

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A different kind of politics for a new kind of society--beyond work, scarcity and capitalismIn the twenty-first century, new technologies should liberate us from work. Automat…

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B. Prendergast@renderg.host

"Aaron Bastani explores how advanced automation could radically transform economic structures, suggesting a future of shared abundance beyond traditional capitalist models." This provocative read imagines a future where automation creates abundance, not scarcity. It challenges designers to move beyond optimising for profit and instead ask: what does equity look like in digital systems? For UX professionals, it reframes technology’s purpose—prompting questions about ownership, access, and ethical design. It’s not a how-to book, but it invites bold rethinking of what design could be in service of. Read it if you see design as a force for shaping systems, not just screens.