Star Trek Utopia

I fucking hate Star Trek sometimes. Roddenberry was a Socialist through and through. The concept of Star Trek is the ideal Socialist Utopia. I have heard people say that replicators (3D printing) will lead to there being enough resource for people not to have to fight over them any longer. I say, not as long as we have made up scarcity in the form of intellectual property.

Watch a bunch of Star Trek episodes. Note down how many non officers (enlisted) who have major roles. The number is low. That is because Socialism is all about the elite class. All the stories revolve around the upper level of the command structure. Reality is all about the leadership and the enlisted only exist to make that narrative work. This is how you end up with slavery.

Most cultures they come across have one world government that is fighting some level of rebellion. The elites concern themselves with maintaining their control and this is just normal everywhere all the time.

Capitalism is dealt with in the form of Ferengi. The entire race is comic relief and the butt of half the jokes. No Ferengi is allowed to succeed over the course of a show, or use their resources in a way that helps others. Nothing seems to cost money in Star Fleet until it is part of the story. Every episode starts off with a full complement of torpedoes and full stocks in the replicators.

I still take in as much of the stories as I can get.

Another thing I noticed is one person acting where someone else is. At any moment, the computer knows where everyone is and what they are doing. Officers just need to ask. Their com units give away their locations when outside of the ship/station.