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Re:Napster.com banned at some universities for clogging netw... by still_grokking on Sunday September 26, 2021 @02:00AM (#28658752)
We have already "Star Trek style replicators", at least for information. They're called "digital computers".

But humanity isn't ready to handle that it seems.

Re:Napster.com banned at some universities for clogging netw... by cblconfederate on Sunday September 26, 2021 @03:34AM (#28659101)
that is exactly what parent said. information replication is free, but it has been siloed by the large coprorations because big tech trumps prosperity . Looks like star trek got their abundance utopia wrong.
Re:Napster.com banned at some universities for clogging netw... by robbedpeter on Sunday September 26, 2021 @02:55AM (#28658956)
But if people are free from scarcity, how will Apple and Google continue making trillions of dollars? Corporations are people, too! /s