I found it! :marx-hi:

you walk out onto the street

people are milling around happily

buildings are no longer designed with imposing security features

violence has all but disappeared thanks to sudden material abundance

people are no longer forced to purchase a beverage just to sit down and talk in public spaces

the architecture has been redesigned to be more accommodating for pedestrians

seating areas seem widely available

people sit and talk among themselves

even strangers seem capable of breaking into conversation easily

you feel as if you’ve wandered into a massive public museum or some other noncommercial public space

but even this comparison doesn’t feel quite right

you realize you’ve never been to a place quite like this

you decide to take the train to your old home

you’re confused as you reach the train station and find the turnstiles have disappeared

you walk in unobstructed

the screen indicates that your train should be there shortly

you assume that you’ve arrived just on time

you then realize that the track has been expanded massively

automated maglev trains glide silently in and out of the station every thirty seconds

no advertisements are pasted on the station’s walls

these have been replaced with noticeboards informing commuters of gatherings or work opportunities

commuters occupy themselves with tablet-style devices

unlike in the capitalist era they do not appear to be distracting themselves with facebook or games

some seem to be reading complex scientific and philosophical treatises

unburdened by mind-numbing hours of work they have the time and energy to expand their minds

others seem to be watching live-feeds of independently produced entertainment

total automation has apparently allowed people to spend their time more creatively

you ask a fellow commuter about recent events

you ask about unemployment

you ask about financial collapse

you ask about austerity

you ask about the wars in the Middle East

you ask about the possibility of inter-imperial conflict

he smiles wisely

“Those are all things of the past now, comrade.”

he speaks with a thick German accent

his snowy white beard makes him look like a professional Santa Claus

his fashion sense seems anachronistic in this futuristic era

it is then that you realize who it is

it’s Marx

you begin to sob as you feel a burden lift from your body

a weight disappears that you didn’t even know was there

Marx places a paternal hand on your shoulder and then draws you into a loving embrace

“I told you it was inevitable, comrade.”