Economic calculation is an abstraction and distorts our perceptions and values. This ideology has run rampant for decades and we can plainly see the results. In a resource based economy, we measure things scientifically, empirically and rationally. We don't need to distort, hide or ignore reality to fit our preconceived economic notions because we would recognize the danger in doing so. It's time to stop living in the past and embrace the technological and scientific realities of our time so that we can all benefit from them. Clinging to ancient economic religions leads only to your detriment.
I totally agree! I hear life was pretty sweet under Communism. Sure it kinda sucked if the central authorities made a boo-boo and accidentally allocated only 5 labour resources where they needed 20, but because of the "full employment" thing you could just as easily end up in a job with a team of 20 where they only really needed 5. OK, so Communism had a few minor foibles, but that's nothing a tidy piece of C code can't fix. In fact, I could probably help write that code. I want to make sure the resources go to the right place this time
"Full employment" is again, another artifact of a monetary system. In a resource based economy, human labor is diminished purposefully by utilizing automation to the fullest extent possible. Recognizing the liberating effects of science and technology is a key distinction between such an economy and all previous human endeavors.