Utopia - Post-Scarcity Society Dictionary is a dedicated reference work for creators who want to imagine worlds in which the old struggle for survival has finally been softened. Instead of treating abundance as a vague dream, this book looks closely at what it would mean for food, shelter, health care, and access to knowledge to be reliable and widely available. It examines how such security reshapes work, family life, education, and the way people think about time and purpose. The aim is to help you move beyond simple images of shining cities and create settings where the details of post scarcity life feel thoughtful, grounded, and full of possibility.
Inside, you will find organized entries on the technologies, institutions, and customs that define a post scarcity society. Topics include automated production, advanced recycling, energy abundance, universal provisioning systems, open access knowledge networks, and cultural attitudes toward ownership and sharing. There are entries on the changing nature of work, the role of voluntary service, new forms of status and recognition, and the ways communities decide which projects deserve collective effort. Each concept is explained in clear terms, connected to recognisable scientific and social ideas, then developed into practical building blocks you can weave into your own stories, games, or roleplaying campaigns.
This dictionary is designed for writers, game designers, and worldbuilders who want their post scarcity worlds to feel hopeful without becoming weightless. It shows how daily life might look when no one fears hunger or homelessness, yet people still wrestle with questions of meaning, fairness, and direction. You will see how education can shift from training for employment toward cultivation of character and talent, how cities might be arranged when land is no longer carved up only by price, and how families and friendships respond when economic pressure eases. Entries pay attention to small, tangible details, such as how goods are requested and delivered, how public spaces are maintained, and how people navigate choices when there is no simple excuse of necessity.
At the same time, the book treats post scarcity not as a perfect end state, but as a new starting point for human challenges. Many entries explore the tensions that remain when material lack is reduced, such as conflicting values, different visions of beauty and progress, and the temptation to hoard power rather than goods. You are encouraged to think about characters who embrace the new order, characters who long for older certainties, and characters who worry that abundance may encourage idleness or shallow pursuits. Notes on common cliches help you avoid both naïve perfection and easy cynicism, guiding you instead toward settings where people must still work to build and guard a just and meaningful way of life.
Utopia - Post-Scarcity Society Dictionary can support your creative process from first sketch to final revision. You might use it early to decide how your world achieved post scarcity, whether through slow reform, sudden discovery, or hard won recovery after crisis. You can also consult individual entries while drafting scenes, when you need a specific detail such as how a council allocates rare materials for an ambitious project, how a person chooses a vocation when money is no longer the driving motive, or how a community responds to someone who refuses to contribute at all. Whether your work follows explorers freed from economic ties, citizens devoted to art and study, or visitors from a harsher age who can scarcely believe such a society is possible, this book offers the concepts, vocabulary, and narrative hooks you need to bring post scarcity utopias to life with clarity, depth, and quiet wonder.
