Reddit reviews Trekonomics: The Economics of Star Trek

Star Trek Economics .. Trekonimics


https://www.amazon.com/Trekonomics-Economics-Star-Manu-Saadia/dp/1941758754/ref=nodl_

There's many books and papers that discuss post-scarcity economics. There is one specifically written from a Star Trek perspective.

Trekonomics: The Economics of Star Trek https://www.amazon.com/dp/1941758754/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_bIh6Ab7SEFFTE

So dumb that people even write books about it! /s

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Better yet. Trekonomics

> It's hard to tell what Star Trek's actual society is like ...

Here's a good analysis of The Economy of the Federation from what evidence has appeared in the shows.

And here's another such analysis just posted on Reddit a month ago.

And that thread also included a link to an entire book on the subject (with mixed reviews): Trekonomics: The Economics of Star Trek: Manu Saadia

Thank you, that actually makes sense as a form of government (though most Libertarians seem to be against some form of UBI or any environmental restrictions).

As for the "how do we get there?" yea I haven't heard a thought out idea. And over time power tends to coalesce together, not break apart. It would take an active move by a majority of the population to do that, which most likely will never happen without a major change in human nature or technology.

As a side note, I find it interesting you mentioned Star Trek in your examples, because I had just read an article about a new book before seeing your post. Its called Trekonomics and in the article they has some comments by the author, who said that it was a society without money (as is stated in many of the episodes) and thus no market between people. This is why you don't see corporation names anywhere, and even by the end of Deep Space Nine the "super-capitalist" Ferengi have become "Keynesian social democrats" with an NHS style healthcare system and a general IRL modern government due to its interaction with the Federation. Kinda interesting.

I enjoyed this book.
Short answer is that it's a "status economy" where reputation is what drives people to greatness instead of financial gain or accumulation of wealth.

TREKONOMICS
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1941758754/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1941758754&linkCode=as2&tag=trekonomics-20&linkId=JBNJBR57QMIKJI73

No. There is no money used within Federation society in the 24th Century. This is canon. Picard makes this clear twice:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV4Oze9JEU0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQQYbKT_rMg

Nog & Jake talk about this in DS9:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wx5I7uEEEYo

When Kirk speaks of selling house, he is speaking euphemistically. In Star Trek IV, Kirk literally means that they don't use money in the Federation in the 23rd Century.
https://youtu.be/MEflt_tFRa4?t=270

Why is it so hard to believe that a future society can't move beyond money? Anything people want can be created with replicators. There are better ways to allocate resources that they've settled on.

Gene Roddenberry wanted Star Trek to be a post-scarcity, utopian society free of greed, poverty, bigotry, hunger, and conflict amongst humans. Look around at the world today. Wouldn't living in the Federation be better for 99% of humanity?

There is even a book that discusses economics of Star Trek: https://www.amazon.com/Trekonomics-Economics-Star-Manu-Saadia/dp/1941758754

If you're interested, Manu Saadia wrote a book I really liked called Trekonomics, where he lays out how the economics of Star Trek works. It's probably the most in depth any one person has delved into the topic, and he cites examples from the shows. He argues that it's rooted in a shift in technology, policy, and human economic behavior. People, for example, can't be motivated by wealth or showing off possessions that anyone would have easy access to, so instead they build capital in the prestige of personal and professional accomplishments.

https://www.amazon.com/Trekonomics-Economics-Star-Manu-Saadia/dp/1941758754