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[Annoyed]

I'd rather go to Star Trek and have no money. No need for a job. I'll just stay at home

Sticking with the Star Wars universe, I'd rather have antigrav too. Gravity is a relentless b****h.

But, for the sake of discussion, how would that money free society work? If everyone can simply stay home and be provided for, who will do the providing? Somebody has to do the work required to make a society function.

Also, consider DS9. Although I never cared for that series, it was set in the TNG era, and there was clearly a monetary society there. People had to do something to put food on their tables.

[garhkal]

I'd rather have their anti grav technology...... Flying cars baby.

I won't say no to having repulsorlift vehicles.. Speeders and the like..

[mad_gater]

Sticking with the Star Wars universe, I'd rather have antigrav too. Gravity is a relentless b****h.

But, for the sake of discussion, how would that money free society work? If everyone can simply stay home and be provided for, who will do the providing? Somebody has to do the work required to make a society function.

Also, consider DS9. Although I never cared for that series, it was set in the TNG era, and there was clearly a monetary society there. People had to do something to put food on their tables.

"money free" doesn't necessarily mean "capitalist free"....it could be a bartering system...which would still be capitalist except you're just exchanging your goods/services for someone else's rather than money.....still capitalist though not as flexible since you'd be kinda locked into your stock in trade in a barter economy

you might've seen some of the episodes involving the Ferengi which had a money-based society but one based on greed rather than true capitalism

[jelgate]

Sticking with the Star Wars universe, I'd rather have antigrav too. Gravity is a relentless b****h.

But, for the sake of discussion, how would that money free society work? If everyone can simply stay home and be provided for, who will do the providing? Somebody has to do the work required to make a society function.

Also, consider DS9. Although I never cared for that series, it was set in the TNG era, and there was clearly a monetary society there. People had to do something to put food on their tables.

You show your lack of taste again

[Coco Pops]

Sticking with the Star Wars universe, I'd rather have antigrav too. Gravity is a relentless b****h.

But, for the sake of discussion, how would that money free society work? If everyone can simply stay home and be provided for, who will do the providing? Somebody has to do the work required to make a society function.

Also, consider DS9. Although I never cared for that series, it was set in the TNG era, and there was clearly a monetary society there. People had to do something to put food on their tables.

OK puts on "Trek nerd hat"


Well you see the invention of replicator technology is what eroded the need for money. It was that simple.

[Falcon Horus]

Sticking with the Star Wars universe, I'd rather have antigrav too. Gravity is a relentless b****h.

For the record, the negative effects of no gravity on your body:

It's not exactly healthy, if subjected to it for longer periods of time.

Weightlessness and Its Effect on Astronauts

The full impact, though, will be in the recent study of one half of the astronaut twin having spend a year in space, and the other on Earth.

But, for the sake of discussion, how would that money free society work? If everyone can simply stay home and be provided for, who will do the providing? Somebody has to do the work required to make a society function.

Instead of money, people have credits. The exchange something valuable for something of equal value has always existed and will always exist though. From rocks and shells to coins and paper, and plastic.

[Annoyed]

For the record, the negative effects of no gravity on your body:

It's not exactly healthy, if subjected to it for longer periods of time.

Weightlessness and Its Effect on Astronauts

The full impact, though, will be in the recent study of one half of the astronaut twin having spend a year in space, and the other on Earth.

I mean having the ability to turn it off when needed. SW characters don't float around their planets surfaces unless they want to.

Instead of money, people have credits. The exchange something valuable for something of equal value has always existed and will always exist though. From rocks and shells to coins and paper, and plastic.

Who cares if its called dollars, money or credits. All are mediums of exchange, and are therefore "money". So it wouldn't fit the definition of a moneyless society as described by Picard in "First Contact", and referred to by jelgate earlier.

'd rather go to Star Trek and have no money. No need for a job. I'll just stay at home

[Falcon Horus]

I mean having the ability to turn it off when needed. SW characters don't float around their planets surfaces unless they want to.

Sounds like fun, except I'd be puking my guts out. Motion sickness will do that.

[SoulReaver]

you might've seen some of the episodes involving the Ferengi which had a money-based society but one based on greed rather than ie. true capitalism

fixed

[pookey]

He dissed DS9?

*slaps Annoyed*
*and sets Chubbs on him*

[jelgate]

It was probably too complex for him

[Annoyed]

And before even assuming office, Trump seems to have retained US jobs again.

Ford to scrap Mexico plant, invest in Michigan; CEO cites Trump policies

Before he's even taken office, President-elect Donald Trump has proven to be quite the job creator.

Ford Motor Company announced Tuesday it will cancel a $1.6 billion plant planned for Mexico and will instead invest $700 million in a Michigan assembly plant, directly tying the decision to “pro-growth policies” championed by President-elect Donald Trump.

[pookey]

There is something funny going off there

[Pharaoh Hamenthotep]

And before even assuming office, Trump seems to have retained US jobs again.

Ford to scrap Mexico plant, invest in Michigan; CEO cites Trump policies

Indeed!!

http://theweek.com/speedreads/666364...done-by-robots

https://thinkprogress.org/carrier-au...297#.o6ggjjafg

He hasn't saved anything. He's causing more people to lose jobs to automation

His tweets attacking companies like Boeing and General Motors are wiping billions off their share values.

And he isn't even President yet.

[pookey]