In case you don’t know, they explicitly use the term socialist to describe the Federation economy in SNW. I was wondering if ppl liked or hated it? I like it personally since it’s not a dodge like “new world economy”

  • trolololol@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Then explain what the Orion syndicate does for a living. Or how can ferengi pursue profit. Or how captains owned private transport ships and need to take things from one place to the other.

    There’s always people who want more than they have, and know who’s going to provide them that.

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      5 months ago

      Neither the Orion Syndicate nor the Ferengi Alliance are members of the Federation.

      • Repple (she/her)@lemmy.world
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        5 months ago

        True for most of the franchise, but the ferengi are eventually. Also, I’m not sure if the federation prevents member worlds from continuing to have their own internal economies that could be market based. My guess is that they don’t and the ferengi will continue to use money for a long time.