• fosforus
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    2
    arrow-down
    2
    ·
    edit-2
    7 months ago

    So which is capitalism? The world of Star Trek contains technology that has brought humanity (and other species) to a state of extreme abundance. They generate food from energy and they have almost infinite energy. The situation is so much better than the real world that probably any system would work just fine. One of the biggest reasons why we need to have economic systems is scarcity.

      • fosforus
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        1
        arrow-down
        1
        ·
        7 months ago

        Looking at current and previous implementations of communism, it’s not at all clear. They resemble Mad Max more than Star Trek.