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[–] 61 points 1 month ago (1 child)

We are post scarcity. From a technology viewpoint, it would be trivially easy to produce enough to give everybody a good standard of life. The only obstacles are political.

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  • [–] 15 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    The Federation manages everything it does without being a post-scarcity economy too. Dilithium is a scarce resource and they need it to power their replicators.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 month ago (8 children)

    We're just waiting for replicators.

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  • [–] [S] 11 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    We don’t need them to start making a better world. The federation didn’t have them in the beginning either.

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  • [–] 17 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    If we're going to follow the same path, they did in fact have a massive global war that wiped a good chunk of the world population.

    I'd say we're on track! 😀

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    No ism works. That's why everyone isn't using one system.

    Okay, start the downvotes.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago

    Tell that to the Ferengi...

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    We do need to change to be post-scarcity, though.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (1 child)

    says the future where colonist land is given away to appease monsters.

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