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theadvancedapes  ·  3699 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Road to Superintelligence

I think this is perhaps your crucial point where we can find agreement:

    But if you actually need functional goods, you shall remain dependent on the manufacturing apparatus arrayed around you.

I agree that for many things you will not necessarily be able to print them out directly from your home. But the manufacturing apparatus around you will be able to. Hospitals will have sophisticated 3D printers designed specifically for printing out organs. Automobile manufacturers will have essentially replaced their assembly lines with 3D printers, etc. All of this will dramatically reduce the cost of material goods.