tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4086344.post5681884752417504480..comments2024-03-02T08:54:41.520-08:00Comments on Soul of Star Trek: Trekanomics: Ubiquity and the Economy of the FutureUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4086344.post-72662535537228275272018-03-10T20:31:14.004-08:002018-03-10T20:31:14.004-08:00>Next, imagine that this kept happening until s...>Next, imagine that this kept happening until society could afford to give the equivalent of something like $10 million US dollars at current value to every man, woman and child.<br /><br />The problem with this is that it betrays a profound misunderstanding of how money functions. If you gave everyone $10 million dollars then prices would merely inflate to meet the cost. $10 million would become to new .50 cents. If you're lucky. Because what would most likely happen is that the explosive inflation caused by such an act would collapse the very economic system you're trying to make universal. Its why we haven't "gotten our shit together" on issues like education and healthcare. Every attempt to set prices by giving people more and more money and telling businesses what they can and cannot charge has only led to a reduction in production and increase in prices.Elimhttp://www.krrobar.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4086344.post-88341054393178208402016-01-17T19:25:33.373-08:002016-01-17T19:25:33.373-08:00Hey Gareth--could you give me the link to your Tre...Hey Gareth--could you give me the link to your Trekonomics post? Thanks--Captain Futurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17816281907976118198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4086344.post-71182002185489642482016-01-17T12:56:17.482-08:002016-01-17T12:56:17.482-08:00I did a long blog article on economics in Star Tre...I did a long blog article on economics in Star Trek as well. I ended up concluding that it was,at least,compatible with Social Credit economic theory, which is basically the same as your comments about guaranteed income. Good article you did there.Garethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03030408024299617701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4086344.post-18157839030424473122014-04-14T01:59:28.418-07:002014-04-14T01:59:28.418-07:00Thanks to both of you for reading through this lon...Thanks to both of you for reading through this long post and commenting. Adam, if you check back here, I wonder if you can remember where that Roddenberry interview was.<br />Tao Fortress Geek, it's heartening that while today's economists seem mostly oblivious or just don't get it, you stated the problem in a sentence. Captain Futurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17816281907976118198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4086344.post-45736809725386790982014-03-19T14:27:10.021-07:002014-03-19T14:27:10.021-07:00Funny, was having a discussion with my wife about ...Funny, was having a discussion with my wife about automation about this and I referenced Star Trek's economy as a hopeful option. I'm not sure it's a viable option, but I'm hoping it is. As more jobs disappear due to automation, we need a model that doesn't require everyone to work and that still feeds everyone.Tao - Fortress Geekhttp://fortressgeek.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4086344.post-6754389636774128022014-03-03T15:38:37.172-08:002014-03-03T15:38:37.172-08:00Fascinating post -- very well argued, and VERY tho...Fascinating post -- very well argued, and VERY thought provoking.<br /><br />I remember reading in an interview with Gene Roddenberry that he felt that a great deal of individual potential is currently being wasted because so many people are working in jobs they don't love. And that if people had their basic needs met, they would gravitate towards the work they really wanted to do, and be much more productive workers because they loved what they did. I have heard cynics say that if people were freed from work they would just watch more TV. I'm more optimistic -- I think most people feel a drive to accomplish something, but this drive is beaten out of them over time because they can't take the disappointment of failure in a system that is designed to keep them working for someone else.Adamhttp://adamhunault.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com