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Can you ‘live long and prosper’ by learning economics from Star Trek? Or is that ‘highly illogical’?

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Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨ValueSubtracted@startrek.website⁩ to ⁨startrek@startrek.website⁩

https://theconversation.com/can-you-live-long-and-prosper-by-learning-economics-from-star-trek-or-is-that-highly-illogical-246988

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  • mactan@lemmy.ml ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    the cynical Swerve effect. at the ends of all stories we MUST shrug our shoulders and say “better things aren’t possible”

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  • f4f4f4f4f4f4f4f4@sopuli.xyz ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Billionaires hoarding computer components: “It would violate the Prime Directive of Fascism to share our technology with this developing civilization.”

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  • hopesdead@startrek.website ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Go ask a Ferengi.

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    • otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Fr. If you’re looking to apply economics from a scifi post-wealth austerity setting into this (sweeps arm at horizon)… You’re gonna have a bad time.

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