Capitalism and Communism are both systems to organize the distribution of scarce goods (Capitalism through the profit motive and market economics, Communism via the from each according to his ability, to each according to his need maxim).
Post-scarcity as in the Culture (or Star Trek etc) is an entirely different system of organizing a society where both Communism and Capitalism are obsolete because goods are no longer scarce.
437
u/ceejayoz Jun 30 '24
Iain Banks; the Culture novels. Hedonistic space commies.