The “Space Communism” of Star Trek has gone through a few variations of inconsistent lore. Such as being literal idealistic ‘Space Communism’. To a Social Welfare State. To an idealistic Libertarian Fantasy. It depends on the crop of writers. Hell sometimes they weren’t even consistent within their own series. The Next Generation was notoriously bad about the ‘literal Space Communism’. Nor are they exceptionally consistent on what replicators can and can’t do.
But In the various other series episodes revolve explicitly around Human Traders and Merchants. Mining Colonies and Heavy Industry. The very existence of the merchants, Traders, and colonies focused around industry and resource extraction.
Would imply an economy which would indicate the existence of Companies of some form. Which indicate employees and staff are likely being paid. Even if they are state run enterprises. As I don’t think you’ll find many people willing to sit on a Frozen Hell hole mining Unobtainium or some other BS Sci-Fi Mineral for pats on the back and a Thanks from someone who will forget you exist later.
Part of the problem with the inconsistency seems to be. We’re almost exclusively viewing the Star Trek Universe through the eyes of Federation Personnel on Deployment. Which would be analogous to our Military. Most of their needs would by extension need to be met by the Government that’s deployed them. Meaning the economy and concerns of the average person wouldn’t be a huge focus for the writers to flesh out. Since we’re looking at Military personnel.
As best I can tell. Having watched and been a fan of the franchise. And Piecing together the various series. The Economy of the Universe, at least as far as the Federation is concerned, seems to function on more of a Voluntary basis. With the technology guaranteeing more or less a standard of basic living. Like you aren’t going to die of illness, exposure, or hunger if you don’t get a Job. But if you want the fancy toys like the latest model holodeck. Or your own ship. Etc. You’ll need to find a job or a trade of some form that pays.
Though the point on the Prime Directive and tossing technology at people who haven’t developed it on their own is a bit of a salient one. Given the fact our own experiments in it seem to have blown up in the Wests face.
Prime Directive.
Sharing our tech/science with the third world was an epic fail.
...precisely...
Yeah the prime directive always gets forgotten doesn’t it.
https://odysee.com/@Blackpilled:b/the-prime-directive:4
space communism
The “Space Communism” of Star Trek has gone through a few variations of inconsistent lore. Such as being literal idealistic ‘Space Communism’. To a Social Welfare State. To an idealistic Libertarian Fantasy. It depends on the crop of writers. Hell sometimes they weren’t even consistent within their own series. The Next Generation was notoriously bad about the ‘literal Space Communism’. Nor are they exceptionally consistent on what replicators can and can’t do.
But In the various other series episodes revolve explicitly around Human Traders and Merchants. Mining Colonies and Heavy Industry. The very existence of the merchants, Traders, and colonies focused around industry and resource extraction.
Would imply an economy which would indicate the existence of Companies of some form. Which indicate employees and staff are likely being paid. Even if they are state run enterprises. As I don’t think you’ll find many people willing to sit on a Frozen Hell hole mining Unobtainium or some other BS Sci-Fi Mineral for pats on the back and a Thanks from someone who will forget you exist later.
Part of the problem with the inconsistency seems to be. We’re almost exclusively viewing the Star Trek Universe through the eyes of Federation Personnel on Deployment. Which would be analogous to our Military. Most of their needs would by extension need to be met by the Government that’s deployed them. Meaning the economy and concerns of the average person wouldn’t be a huge focus for the writers to flesh out. Since we’re looking at Military personnel.
As best I can tell. Having watched and been a fan of the franchise. And Piecing together the various series. The Economy of the Universe, at least as far as the Federation is concerned, seems to function on more of a Voluntary basis. With the technology guaranteeing more or less a standard of basic living. Like you aren’t going to die of illness, exposure, or hunger if you don’t get a Job. But if you want the fancy toys like the latest model holodeck. Or your own ship. Etc. You’ll need to find a job or a trade of some form that pays.
Though the point on the Prime Directive and tossing technology at people who haven’t developed it on their own is a bit of a salient one. Given the fact our own experiments in it seem to have blown up in the Wests face.
...wonderful observation...
Quite literally. Truck ramming attacks could/should have been camel ramming attacks.
...I opt for the latter of the three....
...live long and prosper...