----- Original Message ----- From: XDude To: feistfans-l Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2011 3:27 AM Subject: Re: Audiobooks
...or perhaps they’re idealists swayed by the siren’s song of Gene Roddenberry’s vision of a future where money doesn’t exist. If it didn’t exist, I can say I would absolutely keep doing what I’m doing. In fact, I’d do more of it. I love my career. Not the case for 99% of folks. Ray, you were very clearly born to write. If money didn’t exist, would you willingly give of yourself for free? What would you want in return? Jody. I'm not 100% sure there was no money in the Star Trek universe. Rather it was a post scarcity economy where goods could be had for free due to replicators. DS9 had gold pressed latinum as currency, although admittedly that was primarily for the benefit of the Ferengi who were still profit motive. There was Next Generation episode where Picard (well, a copy of him) bought everyone a round of drinks in the bar they have on the Enterprise. It would require some massive social and probably psychological changes in humanity for such a thing to work though. The Soviet Union was probably the closest to try that kind of thing with state property and the state providing jobs for everyone etc. It failed in the end, because most people just aren't motivated when a crappy effort pays the same as a good effort. Allan
