Re:Towards a taxonomy of cliches in Space Opera (2016)
by Avamander on Monday September 06, 2021 @05:14PM
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> Why doesn't anyone build their own fleet of starships, then? And why do the Ferengi exist?
Because you get to human relationships, there's a very strong push towards not allowing you to do that if it could endanger a lot of others in the wrong hands.
Re:Towards a taxonomy of cliches in Space Opera (2016)
by tintor on Monday September 06, 2021 @01:09AM
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Even with unlimited energy and matter conversion, but without money what motivates doctors, for example, to do their job?
Re:Towards a taxonomy of cliches in Space Opera (2016)
by Ekaros on Monday September 06, 2021 @02:23AM
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And doctors might be on the more interesting end of job spectrum. What about dude whose job is to watch over the robots doing cleaning, of the sanitation system. Or other similar things, day after day looking at monitors with nothing new on them...
Re:Towards a taxonomy of cliches in Space Opera (2016)
by SkyMarshal on Monday September 06, 2021 @01:29PM
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They probably have robots to watch over the robots doing the cleaning, and AI to watch monitors and stuff.
Why doesn't anyone build their own fleet of starships, then? And why do the Ferengi exist?
Then again, why do anything at all since the Holodeck could dial up any experience you wanted?