On Tue, Feb 04, 2003 at 11:35:20PM -0500, David P James wrote: > Brooks R. Robinson wrote: > >The only thing those of us stuck somewhere in the middle can hope for, is > >that the research paid for by our government accidentally stumbles upon > >that > >magic energy formula, bringing us into the Stak Trek economy. > > You do realize that a Star Trek economy is not really possible? I like > Star Trek as much as the next geek but they really got that aspect > wrong. They can get away with it aboard the Enterprise because it is a > military ship and the chain of command determines how things get done. > But there is scant attention paid to how the rest of the civilian, free > and democratic Federation functions. Who builds all these ships? Why? > Why not something else? Where do the materials come from? All ignored, > because it can't work.
What do you think of the Culture economy? All work is done by machines, which are designed to work properly and last for millennia - fully upgradeable, of course. So no-one has to worry about going hungry or any other physical need, or want. The Luddites never saw this far ahead. For all our technology, we're still Luddites today. Pigeon -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
