Elon Musk's Vision of the Future

The first paragraph of the article and the contradiction in his own claims are apparent. He makes a claim for universal abundance so great that money becomes meaningless. Yet that will apparently be followed by a civil war in the UK. I don’t care what politics you follow but I cannot believe that extremism of any sort can thrive in a world of unlimited surplus.

Prior submission: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49027360