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| Topic | >_> I might actually be a communist |
| Questionmarktarius 10/17/19 11:50:27 AM #49: | ssjevot posted... A post scarcity society like you see in Star Trek (with the exception of Latinum which unsurprisingly continues to allow capitalism to exist) would have no use for an economic system. Economics is the study of how we balance people's unlimited wants, with the scarcity of resources. Sometimes this scarcity is artificial (like IP, information is not actually a scarce resource, but legal barriers are added to force scarcity where none would exist), but the difference between say capitalism and socialism is the manner in which scarce resources are produced and distributed. If scarcity doesn't exist (as in Star Trek) there is no need for an economic system. So looking at Star Trek for economic ideas for modern society isn't very useful, because the entire world economy is driven by the issue of scarcity. Add in the rank structure of a typical navy vessel, and post-scarcity does begin to look a lot like idealized communism. ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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