The thing about TNG is that kind of socialism requires first contact day.
if first contact day happened in real life, the implications of both time warp travel and aliens existing would completely change society. Capitalism would end but GLOBALISM becomes a null point as well. Research and exploration really would need to become priority number one, and anyone not equipped to aid in those endeavors would need to be compensated in exchange for being earth's labor force
The viewpoint changes completely though, being a wage slave now is meaningless, in that world you're helping a much more noble goal (knowledge of the cosmos and the survival of humanity in the galaxy)
The great thing is Trump and Musk have probably already discussed the what if it were to actually happen, and even liberals would have to accept they're the only two people qualified to be in charge of the space force and starfleet.
First contact day, an end to scarcity, and a psychological ascension.
Humans aren’t ready to live without a survival purpose - the evidence is in the left right now they are mentally unstable and unable to separate reality from fantasy.
Being vulnerable to reality is how humans comprehend it. This is one issue and constant struggle with government, nobody can determine value better than those that create it. Experiencing scarcity is how humans find purpose and remain connected to reality - Without it people will explore unrealistic possibilities until they find scarcity again.
Pop culture peaked with Star Trek TNG. And even TNG was a prep for accepting socialism.
The thing about TNG is that kind of socialism requires first contact day.
if first contact day happened in real life, the implications of both time warp travel and aliens existing would completely change society. Capitalism would end but GLOBALISM becomes a null point as well. Research and exploration really would need to become priority number one, and anyone not equipped to aid in those endeavors would need to be compensated in exchange for being earth's labor force
The viewpoint changes completely though, being a wage slave now is meaningless, in that world you're helping a much more noble goal (knowledge of the cosmos and the survival of humanity in the galaxy)
The great thing is Trump and Musk have probably already discussed the what if it were to actually happen, and even liberals would have to accept they're the only two people qualified to be in charge of the space force and starfleet.
First contact day, an end to scarcity, and a psychological ascension.
Humans aren’t ready to live without a survival purpose - the evidence is in the left right now they are mentally unstable and unable to separate reality from fantasy.
Being vulnerable to reality is how humans comprehend it. This is one issue and constant struggle with government, nobody can determine value better than those that create it. Experiencing scarcity is how humans find purpose and remain connected to reality - Without it people will explore unrealistic possibilities until they find scarcity again.