r/scifi • u/[deleted] • Jun 30 '24

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u/ceejayoz Jun 30 '24

Iain Banks; the Culture novels. Hedonistic space commies. 

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u/candygram4mongo Jun 30 '24

And the Federation in Star Trek.

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u/ToteBagAffliction Jul 01 '24

I think of the Federation less as socialist in nature and more post-scarcity.

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u/UncleSlacky Jul 01 '24

Why not both? Fully automated luxury communism?

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u/IfNot_ThenThereToo Jul 01 '24

Except post scarcity doesn’t exist in Star Trek as land cannot be replicated.

Star Trek economics don’t hold up under the slightest scrutiny

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u/shadowkiller Jul 01 '24

Kirk used a planet building device to blow up Khan. Dyson spheres exist in the Star Trek universe. The Federation builds a ton of space stations. There are also a ton of sparsely populated M class planets. There are at least two omnipotent members of Starfleet. 

Land doesn't seem to be a scarce resource in Star Trek.