Everyone can see how big the Nagus' ears are, there's no reason for him to drive a Big truck to compensate for other shortcomings
True. Still, I never thought the Nagus was that smart.
Why does the Grand Nagus travel by shuttle?
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True. Still, I never thought the Nagus was that smart.Of course the Ferengi government doesn't own any ships. Big government = SOCIALISM!
^The Ferengi governent DID have big ships. We saw them in TNG.
Plus, the Republicans have, in recent history, been bigger supporters of military spending than the Democrats.
Plus, the Republicans have, in recent history, been bigger supporters of military spending than the Democrats.
Do we know for sure that those were state-owned ships and not privately-owned?
It's true; the Republican Party does tend to support the existence of a socialist military.
^ I LOLed at that one.
What Ferengi government?
Corporations probably run everything on Ferenginar. Kind of like the Alphaverse from Charlie Jade - a world where there is, in the most literal sense, no government as we understand the term, and all facets of life are run by corporations.
Corporations probably run everything on Ferenginar. Kind of like the Alphaverse from Charlie Jade - a world where there is, in the most literal sense, no government as we understand the term, and all facets of life are run by corporations.
Sure, but who has the authority to place people in a goverment role with that Ferengi Commerce Authority
Indeed, it's difficult to see why a small and fast private spacecraft wouldn't meet the Ferengi criteria of opulent luxury (Quark certainly was elated to have access to a comparable craft in "Little Green Men"), or why a ruthless business leader of the highest level wouldn't prefer such an aggressive and independent mode of transportation.
The issue of defensive capabilities has been discussed already, and IMHO isn't particularly relevant. How - and whether - Zek's no doubt extensive staff travels with him is left unclear; does Zek perhaps prefer to operate his business empire via advanced IT aids and secure communications rather than a buzzing swarm of physically present assistants?
Timo Saloniemi
The issue of defensive capabilities has been discussed already, and IMHO isn't particularly relevant. How - and whether - Zek's no doubt extensive staff travels with him is left unclear; does Zek perhaps prefer to operate his business empire via advanced IT aids and secure communications rather than a buzzing swarm of physically present assistants?
Timo Saloniemi
Gold is worthless in the Trekverse, remember? ("Who Mourns for Morn?")
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_is_dead
God is Dead - Nietzsche
Nietzsche is Dead - God
God and Gold are Dead - Ezri D
Ocean going ships may provide a better analogy. The head of a big financial corporation would travel in:
A) A private yacht
B) A luxury liner
C) A battlecruiser
A) A private yacht
B) A luxury liner
C) A battlecruiser
For this analogy, we must assume a world without aircraft. However, said world is not the 1910s - it is more like an alternate 1980s, without aircraft, yet with a good supply of hydrofoils, hovercraft and insanely muscular power boats, any of which might be preferred by that world's counterpart to Richard Branson when he crosses the Atlantic for a business meeting.
Timo Saloniemi
Timo Saloniemi
I've come late to this thread, so apologies if someone else has said this. I've always thought that DS9 didn't feature any Ferengi marauders as it would make the audience think of the Ferengi as a military race, rather than an economic one.
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