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<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Technology may one day grant us a Utopia in which virtually all tasks are performed by robots and artificial intelligence. In such a post-scarcity civilization, people may have difficulty finding a purpose to existence. Today we will explore how this may come about, what the consequences of this existential threat might be, and what purposes people may find for themselves in such a future.<\/p>\n<p>Join this channel to get access to perks:<br \/> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/isaacarthursfia\">@isaacarthursfia<\/a>.<br \/> Visit our Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.isaacarthur.net\">http:\/\/www.isaacarthur.net<\/a>.<br \/> Join Nebula: <a href=\"https:\/\/go.nebula.tv\/isaacarthur\">https:\/\/go.nebula.tv\/isaacarthur<\/a>.<br \/> Support us on Patreon: \/ isaacarthur.<br \/> Support us on Subscribestar: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.subscribestar.com\/isaac-a\">https:\/\/www.subscribestar.com\/isaac-a<\/a>\u2026 Group: <img alt=\"\" class=\"\"> \/ 1,583,992,725,237,264 Reddit: <img alt=\"\" class=\"\"> \/ isaacarthur Twitter: <img alt=\"\" class=\"\"> \/ isaac_a_arthur on Twitter and RT our future content. 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