The Post Money Dilemma: A Reality Check for Silicon Valley's Abundance Narrative The recent exchange between Elon Musk and Vinod Khosla has highlighted the disconnect between Silicon Valley's utopian visions of a post scarcity future and the harsh realities of politics and economics.
While Musk predicted that money would become irrelevant by 2036, Khosla offered a more nuanced take on the issue, warning that the outcome depends on whether politics permit this abundance.
Khosla's modification of Musk's timeline is telling – he notes that money won't matter in 2036 only if "the politics permits this great abundance.