I think a lot of people watched Star Trek and assumed it was the shiny ships that made it a futuristic utopia. The ships came first, then the post scarcity society with a humanitarian armada full of people committed to peace, science, and the advancement of humanity. - ThreadSky

robosullivan.bsky.social • 84 days ago

I think a lot of people watched Star Trek and assumed it was the shiny ships that made it a futuristic utopia. The ships came first, then the post scarcity society with a humanitarian armada full of people committed to peace, science, and the advancement of humanity.

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milosfunland.bsky.social•84 days ago

God I pray everyday we find our way to the ideals Star Trek had for humanity

lilelile.bsky.social•84 days ago

Right. Even as a kid I’ve noticed they didn’t ask for money to eat, breathe or go to the med bay.

sonsofliberty.vote•83 days ago

Why didn't the USS Enterprise just use the transporter to beam half of the enemy's ship away?

2di2d.bsky.social•83 days ago

The SpaceX version will be jackboots and monocles

robosullivan.bsky.social•84 days ago

The space capitalists are not our version of Zephram Cochrane. They're the fucking Ferengi.

robosullivan.bsky.social•84 days ago

Thing is, the part of Star Trek that is never going to happen is the interstellar space travel. The peaceful federation of technologically advanced,well-educated, purpose-driven people is actually within our grasp. The people holding us back from realising that vision are the likes of Musk and Bezos

drsinbin.bsky.social•84 days ago

WORSE than Ferengi, who abhorr violence (against each other, at least).

robosullivan.bsky.social•84 days ago

I'd take Quark over Musk any day of the week 😆

drsinbin.bsky.social•84 days ago

ANY DAMN DAY

chocolatefire.bsky.social•84 days ago

…I’m guessing it also helped societies in Star Trek also evolved to recognize a perpetually lying grifter to get that utopia. 🫤

seanmason87.bsky.social•83 days ago

We probably are still on track for a Trek style utopia. But like Trek, we have to live through WWIII and the Eugenics Wars first.

lexx-moya.bsky.social•84 days ago

The single biggest thing that helped society to continue to advance in peace, advancement of humanity and exploration is the replicator. That one discovery freed the world to pursue other pursuits than just keeping yourself housed and fed.

actuallyfire.bsky.social•84 days ago

That's why we'll never develop them in real life, even though 3D printing technology could be further developed to create something extremely similar to a replicator.

mrmuz.bsky.social•84 days ago

iirc even in star trek history the first half of the 21st century was a pretty shitty time with humanity at it's worst. Seems like we have to endure us tearing ourselves to pieces to get to the cool ships and utopia part... :S

actuallyfire.bsky.social•84 days ago

800 million people died in WWIII, and millions more followed in the post-atomic horror until the Vulcans made contact in 2063.

trollblod.bsky.social•84 days ago

We want UFP not the DOGE.

censored4truth.bsky.social•84 days ago

I appreciated the prime directive and the replicators. Program that holodeck with books and get immersed in the plot.

lincat13.bsky.social•84 days ago

And the impossible fantasy of faster than light travel

minus40.bsky.social•83 days ago

For me the Next Generation in particular was always about social values.

I am devastated that politicians and evil billionaires have managed to completely destroy my childhood vision of humanity.

samuelkmusic.bsky.social•83 days ago

Same.

wscotgrey.bsky.social•83 days ago

First contact even acknowledges that in the 22nd century we’re still attributing the work of great black women, Lily, to mediocre white men, Zefram Cochran. That capacity to own their biases and mistakes is what allowed Locutus/Picard to stand up to the borg queen. The future in here for.

valdezmg.bsky.social•84 days ago

One can dream. This “humanitarian armada full of people committed to peace, science, and the advancement of humanity” made me believe in humanity when I was a child.

amish-mechanic.bsky.social•84 days ago

Ugh, I loved the original
Star Trek as a girl and young adult (still do!). And it was how hopeful the message was. Ugh. We are getting farther from that little girls dream and hope for humanity. 💔☹️

dirtyboy69.bsky.social•84 days ago

No, the thing that never hill happen about Star Trek is humans overcoming their ego problems and stopping backstabbing each other to death for something pointless like social status.

anglospud.bsky.social•84 days ago

I've been binge watching. That was the future we dreamt of, worked for, and got Muskrat.

amish-mechanic.bsky.social•84 days ago

Musk
Is Q…..

actuallyfire.bsky.social•84 days ago

Musk only thinks he's Q.

originaldvd.bsky.social•84 days ago

Musk is a HOMO. Hateful Old Male Oligarch

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