Trekonomics - soon to be released

[TheGoodNews]

A book about the economics of Star Trek and how to get there? Anyone know more about its upcoming release?

http://www.trektoday.com/content/2015/07/trekonomics-book/#comments

"Trekonomics takes readers on a journey through Star Trek's fictional society, its mores and values, and its sources of inspiration in classic sci-fi. But it also looks hard at the challenges posed by it. How does Star Trek solve what Keynes called “the economic question,” the old and stubborn quandary of the allocation of scarce resources? How can it benefit all without depriving anyone? And what could that mean for us, the passengers of starship Earth?" -- From inkshares.com/projects/trekonomics

 

[T'Girl]

The show has through the years depicted the Federation (hints sometimes) as having an assortment of economic systems, I wonder if this book will explore and compare them all? Or will the book discount everything that doesn't fit the author(s) chosen favorite?

That the book will look into future society (civilian?) will be more interesting perhaps, than the economics.

 

[TheGoodNews]

...I wonder if this book will explore and compare them all? Or will the book discount everything that doesn't fit the author(s) chosen favorite?

That the book will look into future society (civilian?) will be more interesting perhaps, than the economics.

I guess you will just have to wait and see. Heh heh.

 

[T'Girl]

If I'm made to wait too long, I'll forget about it and go elsewhere.

 

[TheGoodNews]

If I'm made to wait too long, I'll forget about it and go elsewhere.

I believe it's still in the crowd funding stage. But their fund raising bar is green so they must be doing well.

And you can read the intro and chapter one here :

https://www.inkshares.com/projects/trekonomics

"Enjoy it." Capt. Picard from The Neutral Zone.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

That the book will look into future society (civilian?) will be more interesting perhaps, than the economics.

Being "more interesting than economics" is not too hard to do.

 

[Nerys Myk]

Is there even enough information for a book? I wonder what they'll pad it with?

 

[T'Girl]

Lots and lots of full page full color pictures, that we've all seen before?

 

[robau]

Just pad it with our threads about money in Star Trek.

 

[hux]

But will it address who gets to live on the beach?

 

[Nerys Myk]

The beach is a place where a man can feel
He's the only soul in the world that's real,

 

[Jedi_Master]

But will it address who gets to live on the beach?

In the future they will just "manage" the population so that there is never more people than there are available plots of ocean front land.

 

[TheGoodNews]

But will it address who gets to live on the beach?

With interstellar travel and without the need to work, how many people would want to live a sedentary life in the 24th century?

 

[Nerys Myk]

But will it address who gets to live on the beach?

With interstellar travel and without the need to work, how many people would want to live a sedentary life in the 24th century?

More than you'd think.

 

[TheGoodNews]

But will it address who gets to live on the beach?

With interstellar travel and without the need to work, how many people would want to live a sedentary life in the 24th century?

More than you'd think.

That might seem obvious under the current, competitive state of affairs we find ourselves in. But we don't really know for certain how people might behave if they weren't compelled like most of us are today (save for the independently wealthy or maybe the transient) to live a sedentary life. Human behavior is affected by circumstances.

As for who gets to live on the beach? With holosuite technology pretty much anybody on any beach they want.

 

[Nerys Myk]

With interstellar travel and without the need to work, how many people would want to live a sedentary life in the 24th century?

More than you'd think.

That might seem obvious under the current, competitive state of affairs we find ourselves in. But we don't really know for certain how people might behave if they weren't compelled like most of us are today (save for the independently wealthy or maybe the transient) to live a sedentary life. Human behavior is affected by circumstances.

As for who gets to live on the beach? With holosuite technology pretty much anybody on any beach they want.

Not everyone wants to travel. Guys like Joe Sisko and Robert Picard.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

But will it address who gets to live on the beach?

With interstellar travel and without the need to work, how many people would want to live a sedentary life in the 24th century?

Most would agree that living on the beach is a more worthwhile activity than moving the goalposts, dodging the question, that type of thing.

 

[TheGoodNews]

More than you'd think.

That might seem obvious under the current, competitive state of affairs we find ourselves in. But we don't really know for certain how people might behave if they weren't compelled like most of us are today (save for the independently wealthy or maybe the transient) to live a sedentary life. Human behavior is affected by circumstances.

As for who gets to live on the beach? With holosuite technology pretty much anybody on any beach they want.

Not everyone wants to travel. Guys like Joe Sisko and Robert Picard.

I'm sure there will be a few. Or plenty even. But I'm sure there will also be plenty who will take advantage of the opportunities previous generations couldn't enjoy, too.

But your original question was about who gets to live on the beach. They could use a sortation process. Other than that with holosuite tech and other opportunities it may not matter so much.

 

[TheGoodNews]

Most would agree that living on the beach is a more worthwhile activity than moving the goalposts, dodging the question, that type of thing.

Kinda like what you do when you don't like the answer.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

^ How can I not like the answer when I haven't heard one yet?