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>>3988530
>If anything, it should be inside out; we should be an outwardly benign and enlightened society with tremendous hidden military capacity should first contact go badly. "walk quietly, but carry a big stick".

Movie?
2001: A Space Odyssey

Book? Depends on the genre.
Hard: The Mars Trilogy
Semi-Hard: Revelation Space or Blindsight
Space Opera: The Foundation
Military: The Forever War
Cyberpunk: The Sprawl Trilogy
Comedy: The Illuminatus! Trilogy
Mindfuck: Stephen Baxter's work
Fantasy world: The Culture books, specifically The Player of Games

It's been imagined by some, but it's largely unexplored.

What would a post-scarcity society's military look like? For that matter, post-singularity militaries would be pretty damn interesting.

What threats could they possibly exist to counter?
What kind or organization would they have in a society that prides itself on ultimate freedom?
Would it be considered wasteful in an environment without real limits on production and energy?

Thoughts, ideas, comments, wild speculation, accusations of OP's faggotry, etc. are always welcome.

Pic semi-related

>Mad Scientist considers himself a post-scarcity luminary of sorts, I'd be interested to hear his opinion.

The Culture is pretty much one of the best societies there is. A lot of it is grounded in technological wizardry and post-scarcity though, so it's kinda cheating.