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Originally Posted by nekokami
In this example, the replicator is what's known as a "disruptive technology," ne? If everyone can have one, the economy will go through turmoil to adjust.
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I read a book a few years ago that you might be interested by, nekokami, it's actually not very well written (it's an early effort by the author that's been published since he got a following), but the concept was extremely intriguing to me (and it's most definitely
not mil-Sci-Fi, which I know you don't enjoy).
Basically, a dying human race sends a ship to a nearby star's habitable planet with a cargo of genetic material and robots whose job it was to set up the civilization and create a new set of humans from the cargo and raise them.
About 2~3 generations later (I can't remember specifically), a "live" set of humans follow from Earth to the new world, to discover that the 'new' humans have developed a society that's completely unconcerned with material things ('cause the Robots build everything anyone needs) and they've developed a value system all their own based on what their individual competencies and societal contributions.
The execution is rough, the writing is a bit rough, but the I found the concept is as intriguing as all get out.
Oh, yeah, the book:
Voyage From Yesteryear, by James P. Hogan.