![]() The violent Klingons are a throwback to a time before the Roman Empire, which has been reincarnated as the Romulan Empire. Many of the humanoid societies they encounter demonstrate how far humanity has progressed. With few restraints at home, people roam the galaxy. People are free to retain their historical cultural identities, or not. There are no Americans nor Chinese, nor are there any factories. The notion of globalization is quaint - there is no need for Americans to worry that the Chinese will take away their factory jobs. Instead of nations, Planet Earth is home simply to Terrans, joined in the United Federation of Planets. Energy is clean and nearly boundless, and computing is used solely for improving the quality of life, rather than for enslavement or fueling hate. Transportation and communication are instantaneous. The replicators - accessible by everyone - generate food, clothing, musical instruments, or whatever might be desired. As Manu Saadia highlights in his book, Trekonomics: The Economics of Star Trek, money is no longer needed because technology has advanced so far that nearly everything is available with the touch of a button. Enjoy it.”Īnd so that 20th-century Earthling got a quick lesson in 24th century “post-scarcity” economics. Material needs no longer exist… The challenge, Mister Offenhouse, is to improve yourself. What’s he going to do now? Picard tells him, “This is the twenty-fourth century. Captain Picard scoffs, informing him that the very notion of money itself has disappeared. He needs to recover his fortune, which, presumably, can still be used for the sport of leveraged buyouts and corporate raids. Among them is Ralph Offenhouse, who demands to call his lawyer. They awaken to find themselves fast-forwarded three and a half centuries into the future. Unlike the bodies of Khan Noonien Singh and his genetically-perfected superhumans in The Original Series episode’“Space Seed”, these are ordinary folks, preserved just as they died from typical ailments circa 1990. Data returns to the Enterprise with three of them, who can still be revived. He soon realizes that it carries cryogenically frozen humans. ![]() It is among the most poignant summaries of the Kirk-Spock relationship in Trek lore.In Star Trek: The Next Generation’s “The Neutral Zone”, Lieutenant Commander Data beams aboard an ancient vessel adrift in space. Nimoy’s Spock spoke these words to a younger version of himself ( Zachary Quinto), explaining why he asked young Kirk ( Chris Pine) not to reveal his existence. “I could not deprive you of the revelation of all that you could accomplish together, of a friendship that will define you both in ways you cannot yet realize.” – Star Trek, 2009 “When you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.” – Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, 1991ģ. “Without followers, evil cannot spread.” – Star Trek, season 3, episode 5, (“And the Children Shall Lead,” 1968)Ĥ. It is not logical, but is often true.” – Star Trek, season 2, episode 1 (“Amok Time,” 1968)ĥ. “After a time, you may find that having is not so pleasing a thing after all as wanting. “In critical moments, men sometimes see exactly what they wish to see.” – Star Trek, season 3, episode 9 (“The Tholian Web,” 1968)Ħ. ![]() “Insufficient facts always invite danger.” – Star Trek, season 1, episode 24 (“Space Seed,” 1968)ħ. “Computers make excellent and efficient servants, but I have no wish to serve under them.” – Star Trek, season 2, episode 24 (“The Ultimate Computer,” 1968)Ĩ. See more Remembering Leonard Nimoy’s Career (Photos)ĩ. ![]()
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