• db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        But, Is the “police” inside fully automated gay anarchism, the same as in capitalism 🤔 don’t get me wrong, the ST universe is frustratingly and unrealistically hierarchical for a post-scarcity society, but I do have to wonder if the bastardness of the space-police would be on the same level when they’re not protecting capital and the plutocracy.

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          Reminds me of the Culture books I’ve read (still got a good ways to go, I’ve been slacking). That’s a pretty common theme in the series - how far can Contact go to do its job? Who will it throw under the bus to accomplish its goals?

          I need to get back on that series, its really fun to compare and contrast it to Trek.

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          What’s post-scarcity about it?

          DS9 demonstrates clearly this isn’t the case. Even TNG had mention of rations.

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            I haven’t delved into the lore as much, I was always under the impression that The Federation is post-scarcity, due to replicator technology. This is reinforced in the “Shades of Green” Lower Decks episode.

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              Earth is post-scarcity, but it’s not very clear how much this applies to the whole of the Federation. We’ve definitely seen Federation colonies deal with famine and even societal collapse (in Kirk and Yar’s backstory and elsewhere).

              But regardless of all that, DS9 isn’t a Federation station, it’s just managed by Starfleet officers on behalf of the Bajorans.

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            Oh you probably misunderstood rations are rat-ions. They’re the things that cations chase.