News for hackers. Stuff that matters.
Re:Are We All Too Cynical for Star Trek? by orionblastar on Sunday November 01, 2026 @03:46PM (#50329686)
Star Trek's Federation is still possible, but we must overcome our dislike for each other and work as a team.
Re:Are We All Too Cynical for Star Trek? by Bluestein on Sunday November 01, 2026 @04:55PM (#50330332)
(The article actually mentions the whole "working as a team" trope :)
Re:Are We All Too Cynical for Star Trek? by silverFork on Sunday November 01, 2026 @04:31PM (#50330122)
Star trek assumes a federation that is best ruled by American centric values. It is all about individualism and pseudo patriotism and intervening in other planet nations to supposedly do good.

Star trek's Ferengies are the ultra religious capitalists more like what we seeing now in usa. Payment and fees for everything; they protect the markets over people.

Re:Are We All Too Cynical for Star Trek? by krapp on Sunday November 01, 2026 @06:35PM (#50331066)
The Ferengi are, ironically, far too honest and scrupulous (on their own terms) to serve as parodies of modern American capitalism. Their Rules of Acquisition and actual consequences for bad business seem positively quaint. If they acted like Musk or Trump or Thiel they really would be the villains they were originally intended to be.
Re:Are We All Too Cynical for Star Trek? by silverFork on Sunday November 01, 2026 @07:00PM (#50331274)
LOL.. good one there.