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[-] ceenote@lemmy.world 151 points 10 months ago

There are no billionaires in star trek, Elon.

[-] Rusty@lemmy.ca 30 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Lower Decks made fun of billionaires in the latest season. There was a planet that recently joined the Federation and was burning money and throwing away gold. And there were some unhappy local billionaires.

[-] NickwithaC@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago

I want one of their "no money no problems" t-shirts

[-] MehBlah@lemmy.world 24 points 10 months ago

Sure there are. They are all short with really big erogenous ears.

[-] buttnugget@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago

People should absolutely reply with pictures of Quark and various Ferengi.

[-] then_three_more@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago

Elon names stuff after things in The Culture, but he's Joiler Veppers

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

A Starfleet Captain commands the wealth of nations. I don't think it's fair to say Billionaires Don't Exist so much as to say the liberal ideal Meritocracy is made manifest.

[-] ceenote@lemmy.world 43 points 10 months ago

Being entrusted with large amounts of resources is very different from owning large amounts of resources.

[-] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago

I didn't watch Picard. How did Geordie end up with the Enterprise?

[-] Zorque@lemmy.world 17 points 10 months ago

Paramount wanted to make a shit ton of money off a property they owned, so they fucked around with established continuity to give it more mass appeal.

[-] _stranger_@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago

He's the caretaker of the federation fleet museum. Basically a cushy retirement job for a guy who has a family and didn't want to get shot at any more. He's probably the only cast member that acts like an adult in Picard. 😆

[-] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

So they could have undocked an historical fleet and only took their favorite ship? Seems like a tactical oversight.....

[-] _stranger_@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Giordi has spent like 20 years putting it back together from pieces after it was destroyed, and it was still the most powerful ship in that museum by a long shot. The Galaxy class was still in active service in Picard.

[-] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Fair enough. Would have been nice to see some Nebulas and Mirandas be used as harrying vessels.

I had forgotten it got destroyed in Generations. Poor Beverly.

[-] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 27 points 10 months ago

I’m in charge of $600 million+ worth of hardware at my job. This does not grant me monetary agency over the value of that hardware.

[-] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Exactly. I would have started with ending all monetary systems and starting a global post-scarcity society.

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