Hyperinflation to solve debt problem in post-scarcity AI economy

Hyperinflation to solve debt problem in post-scarcity AI economy | The answer is obvious. We'll hyperinflate and we know how to do it. If if if the cost of everything goes down to zero because or near zero because we've solved everything, we start printing money and everyone becomes billionaires or trillionaires.

The answer is obvious. We'll hyperinflate and we know how to do it. If if if the cost of everything goes down to zero because or near zero because we've solved everything, we start printing money and everyone becomes billionaires or trillionaires.

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  "context": "How is debt going to be paid in a hyperdelationary AI economy if scarcity disappears, earnings collapse but debt remains? ... The answer is obvious. We'll hyperinflate and we know how to do it. If if if the cost of everything goes down to zero because or near zero because we've solved everything, we start printing money and everyone becomes billionaires or trillionaires.",
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