https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/cf1250ac-8b22-42e5-9902-f7c18141fb7d In the first episode of "What is to be Read?" we look at Aaron Bastani's "Fully Automated Luxury Communism." We talk about the book's central themes and offer some of our thoughts on the arguments presented by Bastani.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themarxistpro... Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarxistProjectDiscussion by C and M. Animated intro by Jack, co-host of the Auxiliary Statements podcast @AuxStatements on Twitter. Intro music by Charles Tristan: https://soundcloud.com/charles-tristan00:00 - 01:05 Introduction 01:06 - 15:30 Summary 15:31 - 21:32 Communism 21:33 - 33:54 Capitalism, Automation, and the Third Disruption 33:55 - 39:49 Post-Scarcity in Energy 39:50 - 44:38 Post-Scarcity in Resources 44:39 - 50:50 Post-Scarcity in Health 50:51 - 59:30 Some Limitations (and Other Reflections) 59:31 - 01:16:10 Political Directions 1:16:11 - 1:20:48 Markets vs. Planning 1:20:49 - 1:25:35 Final ThoughtsVideo mentioned in the discussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNzQ_sLGIuA&ab_channel=MedlifeCrisis Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:07:44 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tankie.tube https://tankie.tube/lazy-static/avatars/3ba3ff73-a8b6-49c9-add8-9653ef090c7f.webp https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/cf1250ac-8b22-42e5-9902-f7c18141fb7d All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.