Is Star Trek's United Earth a Dystopian Nightmare?
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United Earth is a union of Earth's nation-states in the Star Trek universe. Formed in the early 22nd century, the organization is an evolution of the less powerful United Nations...but how exactly does it work?
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01:15 History
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I think the one thing that has made a united Earth difficult is a fear of the erosion of cultural and national identity. In Star trek it was a delicate balance between uniting nations of earth and maintaining a rich and culturally diverse population.
National identity is just a archaic form of tribalism my group is better than your group
And i believe we need to get rid of that but i am not arguing that everyone should think the same everyone should still have the freedom of religion and to exspress themselfs but nationalism is something i personally do not understand why it is so inportant to people we are all from earth and people are people no matter where you are and most diferences are not that big in the grant scheme of things why should someone born in a diferent geographical location be worth less or deserve less than someone down the street we all want happy lives and everyone deserves to have a life free of extreme violence war and starvation
@@definitlynotbenlente7671 That is the point I was trying to make. People of the 21st century don’t all see everyone as the same. Cultural differences, geographical differences, Wealth, power, identity. All things that contribute to the mindset of division. There have to be aspects and niches of different cultures that would need to be sacrificed in order for a uniform Earth government to exist. In a world where people want more, more money, a higher status, more recourses, and where those things are scarce, it is very difficult for people to unite.
@@mesner5x and i se no problem on sacrificing those cultural things if it means world peace
@@definitlynotbenlente7671then you believe in genocide.
@@purpledevilr7463 i never said anything about murderibg incicebt people
I always figured United Earth was a federation of nations within the United Federation of Planets. Presumably with some of those nations being federations themselves. So many levels of federations!
That's the beauty of democratic federalism! You can break it down at any level that is most effective for governance while still retaining some degree of sovereignty between layers.
It would be the only way I think the common people would accept a global government. They would have to be either a federation or a republic for representation. Republics and federations are fairly similar.
It's federations all the way down!
One of the biggest factors not mentioned is the fact after warp drive became common there was a mass exodus of people. This is shown in the show all the time with lost colonys.
The option to just leave is one many would take. This probably thinned out a lot of problematic groups. Thus making change a lot easier. The colonization of just the home system would greatly thin numbers.
The power to just leave, and start over somewhere unsettled, is something we haven't had since colonization time.
Firefly is a more accurate space future than Star Trek
Yep sign me up to leave earth politics behind.
Yeah, well, that didn't do that in Europe ... It lead directly to WW1, actually.
I don't think "get rid of people" has ever actually ended up a solution.
@@suzygirl1843 Firefly's Earth did not have Vulcans to intervene. Earth was a mess when the Vulcan arrived, still suffering from the collapse of governments, environment, etc. Humans could not pull Earth back from the post-apocalyptic nightmare. The technology to repair the environment from radiation and other toxins, synthesize food, etc. came from the Vulcans.
Firefly's humans carried the same mindset that doomed their Earth to their new worlds. The same worldview that is dooming our world: hate, greed, lust for power, etc.
@@noblej7897 Unfortunately, our politics would come with us.
How the hell has this channel not become huge yet, love your content
If I had a guess it may have something to do with the TH-cam algorithm's tendency to suppress videos with swearing
needs more "all the way" jokes
Totally
TH-cam doesn't want me to get the truth out
About what, you ask?
My answer: "Yes"
@@OrangeRiver reading is too hard, can you make a short addressing this?
My dad said that Dr. McCoy was a descendant of the original Hatfields and McCoys. As someone who is from that area, that is cool.
I believe I heard this also, I just don't remember where. 🙏🙂🖖V3
In This Side of Paradise, we get to see McCoy's southern drawl; all he needed was the Mint Julep to complete that picture. I'm not surprised he was one of those inbreds that couldn't let go of their hate.
Dr. Mccoy is a fictional character.... they (the writers) can say his ancestors are literally anyone they want. What's cool about that? They could say he's a descendant of Hitler or Einstein, too. So what?
I was perplexed when I was early in the fandom that there isn't a United Sol government made up by different planetary bodies with the hierarchy of what orbits which planet. But after understanding how early first contact was compared to colonization of Sol, it makes sense since the need for say Mars or other planets and moons to be independent is less necessary to an Expanse like scenario.
I believe at least in beta canon, humans comprise of at least 3 member seats in the UFP because UE, Mars, and Alpha Centauri are separate planetary governments.
@@jts1702a Luna, Mars, Earth and Alpha Century are all member worlds if im not wrong
The weird thing in Discovery's 32nd Century is how under populated the Sol system is.
I wonder if they’re still trying to vote for the Speaker of the House in the 22nd century. 🤔
Hahahaha excellent 🤣
With how much of a shitshow mess the GOP has become, I wouldn't be surprised.
Kevin McCarthy is just a head in a jar by then.
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Good joke lol.
But Nah, the United Earth would have a Speaker like the UK, non-partisan and elected to represent the House, not the majority party.
Regarding population change and world governments, a huge consideration here too is that beyond the loss of 30% of the world population during World War III and afterward ("Strange New Worlds") in major cities (First Contact), there was also a *massive* push for colonization and resettlement, especially in the 22nd century ("Up The Long Ladder"). This would probably put all of Earth in a similar position as certain European countries like Ireland, where famine and emigration in the 19th and 20th centuries resulted in a modern population that is about 3 million lower than its peak in the 1840s.
This would likely have two different effects on Earth itself. First, it could reinforce some conservative, traditional perspectives especially for many of those that remained or moved back over time - Picard's father deciding to run an old family vineyard in France abandoned in WWII and Chekov being a proud Russian versus Picard's pioneering ancestors settling Mars (Generations), or radical "Neo-Transcendentalists" ("Up The Long Ladder") or supporters of genetic engineering ("The Masterpiece Society") leaving Earth to build new colonies in other star systems. (This might even be reflected in maintaining racial distinctions up to the 24th century, although I'd prefer to assume that racism isn't a byproduct of this type of sorting in the Star Trek universe.)
Second, and most importantly, is that the losses in the 21st century and the subsequent "brain drain" of dynamic, technically skilled people in the 22nd century would leave Earth with far less labor capacity and human resources. (See the Martian Congressional Republic after the ring gates are discovered in The Expanse, for instance.) Considering this, it may just have been out of necessity that Earth governments streamlined and consolidated many of their functions into a centralized world government! The post-scarcity economy, technological advancements after First Contact, and dearth of labor overlapping with a pressing need to repair the planet after thousands of years of damage from human war and urbanization might even mean that their world government wouldn't even have the same structure or functions as nation-states have today. (What could tax policy in the Federation look like if you don't buy anything and don't have an income, for example?)
In addition, note that the only times we've ever seen actual bustling "modern" cities in Star Trek in operation aside from San Francisco have really just been with London (Star Trek Into Darkness), Boston ("Rememberance"), and to a lesser extent Paris ("We'll Always Have Paris", "Rememberance"). Even with those representations though, they *still* don't feel dramatically more occupied than our versions of those cities. (The only exceptions are Paris from "Will You Take My Hand", which felt like someone dropped the Eiffel Tower onto Coruscant, and Okinawa/The Daystrom Institute in "Rememberance" with all of the weird floating structures.) And, because Chateau Picard still exists in the same form as it did centuries before, Raffi can camp out in a trailer near Vasquez Rocks, and Starfleet captains all seem to have cabins in the woods on Earth (Generations, "Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus", "Strange New Worlds"), the franchise also suggests that the countryside hasn't been radically urbanized to accommodate a growing population that is billions higher than the population today (save for Mohave as seen in matte painting in "The Cage"/"The Menagerie").
Anyway, good video, and good work!
Thank you! And good writeup!
Many good points in your post!
One of the more interesting aspects of Stargate SG-1, which is for me the most cynical realistic scenario for a lot of space show tropes, is the idea that intergalactic space travel can belong to a specific nation. The timeline for SG-1 is frozen at the cusp of worldwide exposure and I would be interested in a spinoff show that examines the era after the truth about the Stargates are exposed. The nations of Earth do know about them and for a time Russia had it's own Stargate but the public doesn't know and given how close Earth has come to being attacked and conquered I can't imagine public opinion being positive. A few episodes have shown the future, which appears to be one of cooperation and prosperity, but nothing beats seeing events unfold in real time.
I think it's possible that some corporate entity becomes the de-facto united Earth "government," while the existing governments still exist and function in-name. Basically the way the US government is almost entirely bought and owned by corporate donors, just on a global scale. Here's hoping for the Star Trek version though, as always it's the best we can hope for!
@Netties Kid Probably won't happen in our lifetime but I think it's inevitable. I'm just not optimistic about what form it will take.
@Netties Kid I always thought a huge pandemic would necessitate the world working together to save humanity, and accelerate a United Earth. Well, we saw how that turned out.
@CoCo Butter I feel it is inevitable whether in the far future or not. I tell people be aware and maybe scared of what itll take to get there. it's gonna take so much death, destruction, collapse on an unthinkable level that everyone realizes there's no going back at all.
Well next to being assimilated by the Borg that may work out anywhich way lol
For once, I hope the Borg assimilated us to be united for once
We want to be unified just as long as we get everything we want. If we can't get what we want then we try to become separate.
This is sort of referred to in Next Generation with people leaving Earth etc and establishing new colonies off world
But it goes both ways you can not have a.. the benifits without any responsibility
Love this one! I'm writing a Sci-Fi graphic novel and in it, people on Mars, have their own language. At least 3 different dialects. Good thing that Star Trek has Universal Translation tech otherwise they would need protocol droids like in Star Wars.
Awesome!
Sounds extremely detailed and awesome
@@OrangeRiver That future will never happen under USA. Firefly is MORE accurate. Everyone will be speaking Chinese. China is a better trade partner than the West. We are here trying to Decolonize our mindsets from the Western mainstream. You're too narcissistic
@Suzy Girl Hm. Narcissistic. Nice ad hominem. You realize this is a video about United Earth in Star Trek, right? I'm going by what we see on screen. Comparisons to real life are for analysis purposes only.
You consistently go into more depth than I expect and even more depth than I imagined possible. Thanks! (Seeing the clip of Avasarala made me wonder whether you'd do a video on some of sci fi's best fashions.)
I've said this before. I love how you analyse things from a very real perspective and not just take things at face value. It takes a keen and curious mind. You are very thought-provoking, funny and always fresh. Your videos are always great... but in saying that, any video can be improved by the presence of Samuel L. Jackson.
Check out the big brain on James! ;)
Or the voice of Morgan Freeman
@@Captain.AmericaV1 Also yes
These videos are so much fun. My dad loves Star Trek, so you're giving me a lot to talk about with him.
This video - like mentioned in another comment - felt like a 5, 6 minute analysis. Time passes really fast when listening to your content. These days its my main distraction from our cynical f*** up world(order). Best escape from reality atm and really appreciated ;)
Unfortunately it looks like we are going the Terran model. You will eat ze bugs!
My fan theory is that UESPA and the other pre Federation Space Forces became different commands in the Federation Starfleet and probably didn't have a fully unified Fleet until the 2240s wich would explain some things
I loved your PULP FICTION cut with the 6 timeless exploitives sure to survive as long as language does and possibility become a KLINGON favorite.Thanks for the the laugh Tyler!
Best trek content on TH-cam!
Ahhh .... Man your videos are always so awesome dude! They feel like they are about 5 minutes long, always packed with interesting information and topics!
Thanks Clint!
OrangeRiver, I got an idea for you to cover. Alien biology of The Coneheads.
But aren't they french?
10/10. 5-Star analysis. Keep up the stellar work. Can't wait for the next video
One thing about the home countries and states of various characters just makes me believe harder in the theory I once saw someone say, and have adopted as my headcanon, that the universal translator removes accents, or transposes them into what we hear.
i love that he included the Expanse
Definitely was not expecting Mace Windu in this episode.
I felt the existential dread in that pause before “let’s find out”.
Thanks so much for the channel it’s great to see such forward thinking man as your self
Just imagine Jules screaming at you to to cut the grass at 9:AM on Saturday morning while also screaming at you to enjoy the new episode of DS9 at 7:00 PM.
You have some of the best Star Trek content on TH-cam. Why is your channel this small? Surely the algorithm working against you.
Wow after all these years I never knew Laforge is from Mogadishu
Picard was born in the UK. It's just the part of the UK he was born into, used to be known as France.
So in France
@@angelcabeza6464 ya the French part of the UK, you know, France
Their are two reasons that Earth was able to unite and change Humanity forever; #1 was the development of replicator technology and #2 the dissolution of using monetary currency. Replicators removed the concept of need and leverage for need. The removal of money from society also removed and enhanced the need for biased political positions and stances.
Just discovered you and getting trek lore along with your wit is great!
you gotta watch the Trill episode, its amazing
One of my assumptions based on the Star Trek timeline is that the "superman" uprising in the Eugenics War of the 1990s prevented 9/11 from happening. Politics in the world would've changed depending on whether a region was ruled by benevolent or power hungry engineered people. (I even imagined an alternate Terran Empire rising out of prolonged, oppressive rule by the supermen, until finally overthrown by their hardened subjects!)
Think about the lasting lessons from that period: a growing reluctance to allow any small group of "rulers" into power, again. An episode of DS9 (possibly the one where Sisko became the activist Bell) implied economic upheavals led to WWIII. Seen in light of post Eugenic Wars, this could have been an outcome of different factions vying for power, while trying to divorce their agendas from the memory of the Eugenics Wars.
I think you did yourself a disservice by not factoring in the brief conquest of part of Earth by the genetic supermen, & the fight to overthrow them. All demographics in the 21st Century onward would've been different from our history. Some nations devastated & still trying to rebuild; some alliances badly fractured; global economy possibly similar to post Covid.
I think this may have fueled a drive toward more widespread democratization. WWIII could then have possibly been a last gasp by dictatorships & similar authoritarians.
Interestingly, a possible WW3 in our reality is also the result of consequences from authoritarian systems trying to cling to power.
This might seem obvious but. Thanks to your consistent intro, I know your name, Tyler.
Always happy to listen to you.
Many thanks for this insightful video! Really appreciate all the research you put into your videos, it really helps to contrast the sci-fi elements. Cheers!
Love the quality and time you put into your vids man. Your effort shows!
@Ikaros Thank you so much!
I don't think a united world government will happen at least not as long as people have a choice about it, even in the most optimistic of scenarios the drive for different groups to split off and do their own thing is too deeply ingrained into humanity, even in star trek there exist independent human colonies that are not part of the federation presumably for that very reason.
Earth won't ever be united until we have something, or someone, to unite against. As long as we're "alone" in the universe, we will remain tribal in nature. There's also the unfortunate ease at which humans with power become greedy and corrupted....
or a catastrophic event that proves the existence of a creator [2001]
It feels like we are closer to becoming the future of Warhammer 40K.
The emperor protects!
i kinda hope all the DMT i do acts like Dune spice
Nah, hard pass.
playing the New Horizons mod for Stellaris right now, this is hitting good since im early game pre-fed.
Hey Tyler, Jim here. I am subscribed. You do a terrific job. Some of the best ST content I’ve seen (I am lifelong fan starting with TOS re-runs in the 1970’s). Keep up the great work!
Thank you so much!
Definitely one of my favorite channels. Great analysis!
Thank you!
I know! Right!
Is it too optimistic? If you asked me in my 20’s, I would have said no. Fast forward 3 decades, and having watched 2020, I’m now going to say yes. The concept of some event “bringing humanity together” seems far fetched now. First contact would likely only drive humans further apart, not bring us together. We’d end up with a faction that’s pro-alien and another that’s anti-alien with dozens of others between those two ends of the spectrum.
I don’t even think global thermonuclear war would do it, we’d just go back to fighting with sticks and stones.
Age and experience definitely have a way of stripping optimism... there's a famous quote that states "If you're not a liberal in your 20s, you have no heart. If you're still a liberal in your 30s, you have no brain.". True words.
Agreed sadly.
Another great video! Great job!
Thank you so much!
If you haven't already, you should do a video on synthehol. I hear there is a real-life version called Alcosynth.
Thanks for your research and efforts. Subscribed
Not to say Discovery isn't canon or such but it's more than 900 years after Enterprise so it's possible that some changes have happened after the United Earth left the Federation of the 30th century
Great Video on Trek, Orange River.
As someone who teaches about geopolitics I have to say, very well done, your future history and analysis was sophisticated without being confusing.
Thank you so much!
I absolutely LOVE your channel. That is all.
I would like to hear your perspective on how rapidly the United Earth formed given that, in at least some parts of Earth, the Post Atomic Horror was still going on, complete with an authoritarian justice system in 2079.
My head canon is that once the Post Atomic Horror arose, the Vulcans became anxious about the trajectory of a warp capable civilization descending into chaos and went "Captain Kirk" on things and and took a more active role in restoring and developing Earth's government. This might explain the later antipathy of humans to Vulcans in Enterprise.
Of course, this all hinges around Gene Roddenberry's vision that a utopian Earth would only emerge once humanity had gone through many tribulations, a view that I see as becoming more stark over time. The vision of the trials seem to start with the short lived Eugenics War and then became more severe by the time Roddenberry wrote Encounter at Farpoint. I believe this tension around 23rd century utopia vs. 21st century dystopia is what has ultimately resulted with an accelerated timeline, where events like the SS Valiant reaching the galactic barrier in the 2060s are hard to reconcile - and that was of course established very early on.
Anyway, that's a ramble! Bottom line, if you could give some of your own theories about this specific part of the history (assuming you haven't already covered it somewhere?) that would be great.
in Stellaris you are able to indoctrinate pre-warp people, i wondered if there was ever an open possibility there was some nudging
Excellent video! Well done
Thank you Connor!
Wow, great work
Another excellent analysis.👍
I wouldn't be surprised if interested in a UEDF began after the Dominion War purely for system defense
Very sorry about that. I had watched so many of these videos that I thought I had subscribed. Didn't realize that I wasn't. Fixed that. Interesting video as always. My Star Trek Online character happens to be from Australia, (I just have a fancy for Australia), and I most always enjoy a chance to learn about the world he lives in.
Professionally done as always.😎👍🏾
Thank you Leslie!
Love this
As always, well done. Live long and prosper. 🖖
Thanks Kevin!
In my opinion, the likeliest outcome in the real world is a global version of the EU, where nations retain their individuality and culture, but work together on common projects and common standards.
Nah, it'll remain pretty much the way it is now, some countries will be more advanced while others are kind of the same as today. Capitalism is a monopoly. You have to change it to complete the vision of Star Trek and close gap extremes
Parliamentry Republics also have Ministers and a President, for example Germany there the Presidant is largely Ceremonial and Serves as the the Figure Head of the Country while the different Ministers are Part of the Parliament and Government and organize different branches of the government. In the end the power still lies in the hand of the parliament
Very hard to imagine a unified earth will ever exist. One can hope though...
Humanity will never grow up
Officially subscribed now!
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The direction of travel since 1945 has been pretty one way. A World Bank, the IMF, the WTO, international climate law, an ICC, universal human rights declaration as well as an explosion of regional trading blocs and/or customs unions. We also have an ISS and a supranational space agency in ESA.
Seriously. Subscribe people. If you're watching every week or not. I love when they mention Canada in Trek...all 2 times 🤣. 🖖😁🤞🇨🇦
hi bro, from Quebec.
Hey there fellow Quebecer!
@@colinleat8309 ah, un frere! je me demande combien de Quebecois passent la barriere Anglo pour pouvoir acceder next gen, t en connais d autres toi? c est sur, les traducs,
c est pas mon fort, on en perds trop dans l equation, moi, j en connais pas d autres. assez dommage, l esprit trekkie, c est international, ca devrait vraiment nous unir.
t est de quel coin? heu, tu parles Francais j imagine? if not, thanks for the salute in any case bro!
Well done as always, I have been meaning to ask. Where did you get that Starships plaque hanging up behind you?
Some family members found it at a flea market I think lol
As usual, great video.🖖🏽
Wonderful.
Love this video, thanks.
🖖😎👍Very nicely well done and very well informatively executed and well explained on this subject matter and topic indeed👌...
"Let's find out"? Let's Get Started!!
man idk how i wasn’t already subbed but that’s been corrected.
I’m subscribed! ❤
United Earth probably had a parliamentary form of government before The Burn, thereafter presidentialism was adopted.
Kathryn Janeway is from Bloomington, Indiana.
Hikaru Sulu is a Pacific Islander.
Amanda Grayson (Spock’s mother)is from Colorado Springs.
Benjamin Sisko is from New Orleans.
Getting Ashenvale vibes from this background music and I'm here for it.
Great analysis, Thanks! I am curious about how Earth eliminated money or how it altered its financial system as stated in Star Trek? How does commerce occur without a monetary system? Perhaps you already have a video on this.
I think the key difference between money as we use it and credit system used on Star Trek is that you can't do high finance and currency speculation with credits. It likely has a UBI for each citizen, an earning factor for performing work or actions that lead to a betterment of society. Credit based pay for work done is likely on a standard table based on the level of difficulty, skill, danger, and tenure in the position. A easy safe job being paid the least. It would be a better way to value occupations. With most people living in apartments and condos, there is likely a separate housing voucher system. Utilities are likely free but metered to control excessive usage. Of course health care is free. By the 24 century, replicators cover all the basic things like food, clothing, etc. Credits would only be spent on luxuries such as farmed food, going out to eat at privately owned restaurants, vehicles, etc. It's likely that interplanetary companies still operation on a currency system like gold pressed latinum. The Federation likely has a currency exchange for citizens going outside of the Federation. I think it would be amusing if the Federation scientists learned out to replicate gold pressed latinum or even have been able to for some time but they restrict it generally to prevent the political problems.
@tekoneiric This is a good analysis!
@Bill Kemp I do have a video on it, but it's so old it's probably unwatchable lol
@@OrangeRivertime for an updated version?
@Bill Kemp Maaaayyyybe. Not sure how soon, but an updated "Star Trek Economics" video could probably do some good on my channel. And an updated "Ancient Civ" too lol. I don't wanna start remaking my oldest videos JUST yet, but it's been on my mind ;)
a fan theory I heard is by TNG era the vast majority of the population live most if not all of their lives inside holodecks blissfully unaware. It would be an effective way of managing the population. As the maquis crisis demonstrated, you can't have federation citizens just doing whatever they want.
Oh dear, flat earhers are gonna go nuts over that logo....
I absolutely love your channel. Keep up the amazing work.
We're not ready for a united Earth ,not by a long shot
It's amazing how a script writer can have a random, spur of the moment, thought and scribble it into the script with little thought of plausibility or practical consequences and many years later thousands of people assume it must make sense and find ways to shoehorn it into a logical conclusion.
Remember, during the post atomic horror, you were guilty until proven innocent.
There is a sad aspect to Star Trek that is never talked about. The utopia is apparently only achievable if we both encounter space elves and also invent magic. Sad most sad
Can't come fast enough. That's me thoughts here below.
I subscribed. Also I believe the only way Earth governments will unite into a United Earth is if a direct threat is so bad we need to unite to fight it (alien invasion, planet killer asteroid/comet as examples) BUT even than I doubt we would come together to fight it and we will be the authors of our own destruction.
Thank u for the hours of entertainment/knowledge u provide ….
The Vulcans did not help humanity straight after first contact. We had to prove to the Vulcans we can live in peace. The remaining governments and factions sign a peace treaty and when the Vulcans saw we was sticking to the peace treaty they help us
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Whether or not such a post scarcity society is an utopia or a dystopia depends on whether or not the UBI (Universal/Unconditional Basic Income) is a full or partial UBI and if it is rapidly titrated to inflation and to actual living costs in the various locales. We're pretty much at the state where we don't know if an UBI could be managed to be a full UBI and our politics seem to steer towards means tested, partial basic income with clawbacks that inhibit social mobility and discourages seeking employment, so at this time, our progress towards a post scarcity society is more likely to be a wealth gap, job starved dystopia as Earth was shown to be in the TV series "The Expanse" and as shown in Deep Space Nine's "Past Tense" episode. If we can't figure out how to manage UBI well, a dystopia is inevitable. There's basically currently a lot of ideologic active sabotage of any development of the policies needed for the Star Trek concept of an economic socialist utopia where society helps it's citizens with necessities of life.
I m old enough to have seen a few episodes of the original serie on tv.
entertaining, funny, and light on philosophy.
had trouble at first to get into tng, felt it lacked star wars action.
but then, I got hooked on the philosophic content,
as even after the episode was over, I kept thinking about the issues involved.
I was thrilled like no other shows about the next one.
I admit that the special effects were better than movies at the time.
tng was, in my opinion, the best show to help humanity s evolution - mentality.
the fails....
now we know that transporter tech is impossible.
replicators seem not very credible either.
the distances required to find that much alien life according to travel time is off.
there should have been more robots like r2, c3 - po.
the time vs evolution seem skewed a little.
ground vehicles like 'lost in space' seem necessary if only for fun.
definitively add depth to the United Earth structure and Klingon, Romulan specie.
planet patrolling should consist of colonists, not more aliens.
more like the 'outland' movie concept of mining or terraforming.
it was a little gullible and superficial in retrospect.
however, cars have much improved since 1900,
and building a credible universe in the future with a budget
is similar in concept, it improves, we must persevere,
as it leads to ideas to improve reality by theorising.
we need a positive but realist vision to do better.
reality...
as we speak, Russian ships armed with nukes are coming
to international waters near Washington, no joke...
it looks a lot like the 2010 movie scenario.
humanity will not survive WW3, bunkers will not outlast the radiation or consequences.
no matter how futile it might seem now,
we must try to save our lives, the mind is more powerful than nukes.
2010 ; something wonderful!'
I m French Canadian, dedicated for world peace and a savant.
'rain man', 'a wonderful mind' but practical.
did research in old civilisations - religions.
+ is the ancient symbol of a creator, positive.
follow the 10 commandments since 2015.
science theories have clues of the existence of a God.
my intuition tells me that our effort might get support.
anyways, we have not much to lose.
a combination of science - spirituality seems like the best tool
to get attention and make a difference.
1 + 1 = 2, science is the truth, therefore, the way to God.
the universe is mathematical, calculable, building blocks, creation.
I m a fighter in spirit, I refuse to do nothing and wait the end.
but I need help.
United Earth looks possible.
meritocracy, abolition of money, craddle to grave, arcology.
all will help to sell peace.
luck, circumstances are up to God.
but we must try!
you don t need to do a miracle, just focus on concepts for this new,
better world concept inspired by star trek, be +.
maybe we can have a debate, pause the war or something.
others here can contribute.
good work, and God save us all.
If the Federation is made up of 100's of alien civilisations how come earth builds all starfleets ships and humans, outside of the odd alien, Spock, Worf, Troi etc mostly crew them?
Realistically it's a soft human empire more or less.
@Joe Soap What Michael said, but also, there are shipyards all over the Federation
@@OrangeRiver What difference does that make? The point is that all starships are built to accomodate humanoids. Everything fits from the size of the doors, atmospheric and gravitational requirements, lighting, work station layouts, seating arrangements etc. Any species that comes from a planet that requires conditions outside that which makes life comfortable for humans cannot serve in a human dominated starfleet. For instance Species 8472 couldn't serve on a starship because their requirements are too different from that of humans. Nine feet tall, tripod legs, no vocal communication, don't require oxygen or clothing etc. So why can't other races build their own ship designs and crew them within starfleet? This would be the basic problem if the Federation was real. How could so many varying requirements for so many different races be accomodated within a single polictical union?
@Joe Soap Whoaaa there partner, take a breath XD We do know that there are ships in the Federation with Vulcan-only crews, for example. Many ships that are staffed primarily by one species like humans undeniably have things like environmental controls tuned for comfortable human temperature ranges. Andorian ships would be colder, for instance. If there are majority Benzite vessels, they undeniably have a different gas mixture for breathable air.
I love your videos
@@subraxas 😂- who knows ☺️.
I like the information and presentation.
I really enjoyed this video as I do most of your content. I do have faith that humanity will get their heads out of their butts sooner or later... My only concern would be... What will it take for that to happen?. lol
vision, ideas, team work, it starts now.
Whether humanity becomes united in a utopian society depends I think on two factors. Currently there are two nooses slowly tightening around our necks. The first and lesser threat is worst case scenario caused by climate change. If in the coming decades the worst case scenario happens, billions will be displaced and hundreds of millions to billions of people will die; to say nothing of the catastrophic environmental collapse that will occur. We would be too focused on survival to consider worrying about unity. The second, and by far greater threat (since it is the cause of the former threat mentioned in this post) is the Capitalist economic system. Since its focus is on the accumulation of wealth in the hands of the elite, these folks use their wealth to ensure everyone else on the planet is divided in order to continue to feed their addiction to money and power. The entire Capitalist system as currently practiced and core to its philosophy is the continued accumulation of profits as its highest purpose with all other concerns falling by the wayside. It is a perverted, cruel, evil philosophy and slowly but surely destroying us all.
Without addressing our economic system and replacing it with another, more ethical system, we can never be united as the Capitalist systems put at its core a ruthless competition for resources and wealth. As such, I think whether or not we can achieve unity as a species largely depends on whether or not we can replace Capitalism as our economic system for something more ethical. If we can't then we will never be united as a utopian human society. Ever. If we do, then it at least becomes possible, if unlikely.
Why? Because there is still a lot of bad blood within our different cultures, ethnicities and religions. Just look at the war in Ukraine. Oops. My bad, I mean special military operation in Ukraine (I kid, I kid). That war there is going to induce a lot of bad blood between Ukrainians and Russians for generations to come regardless of how it ends (Ukrainian victory, Russian victory, or negotiated settlement). And that is just one source of conflict. Don't get me wrong, with enough empathy and enough kindness I think we could unite willingly as a people, but it's going to take time, more than likely centuries of intermittent progress to reach that point. All things considered, if we can shake off the noose that is Capitalism, then we can achieve anything, and the eventual unification of humanity into a utopian society would be a question of when, not if (barring massive natural disasters that wipe us out like a supervolcano eruption or a massive asteroid striking Earth).
Final note. If we can address Capitalism, then we can address climate change. The thing is, in order to fix the latter, we need to fix the former first. So long as Capitalism remains as our primary economic system, we are playing with fire and will always have an existential threat hanging over our heads. Nothing but pain lies ahead of us if we don't do something to free ourselves from Capitalism.
if I may : I hear you, your thoughts on capitalism : my ??? then is what would you replace it w/ ?; when I was much younger I would just rail (I think that's correct) against ""The Super Rich"" [from me] "no body needs to make/or have that much (stupid crap like this gets paid $million + stock in company) & like a block-head run the damn company into that we the American people have to pay ($$$) for (I still sorta work on keeping that sentiment tamped down) my friend asked me 2 ?s : 1) have I ever got a job from a "poor" man 2) what incentive could you give/supply to give people the gumption & the want & the drive to get up every day & go to work... the reason for all this is : if the United Planet Government supplied '"everybody" [down to last man] w/ like a base line; why would anybody go to work ? what's the incentive (he can't or politically uncorrect) to accumulate wealth, why do it; if government is supplying base line : then I make my own hours, running my own sidelines or hussles. you follow me. I am not attempting to step on anyone just thinking out loud... hey thanx. 🙏🙂🖖V3
Ronald Reagan famously said that Humanity would only unite if threatened by an extraterrestrial threat. He may have had a point, especially in Star Trek, as the Vulcan contact seems to have precluded this trend.
All of the trends can be easily upended, by almost anything. Any new tech, political movement, natural events, or even relatively minor viruses can change it all at tne drop of a hat.
he did not see the 2001 space odyssey.
Reagan also called Africans monkeys and supported the taliban in Afghanistan. Just say no to ronald reagan
The usual stirling analysis on your part. Contrary to ultra-optimists, humans seem to revel moving in cycles, or perhaps random steps forward, random steps back. As a species, we lost the Handbook, and keep experimenting with stuff, but over time, seem to move, howbeit slowly, upwards.
It is a "process".
Live Long, etc.
I think they have varying success defending earth because they actually put very few defenses on and around earth.
So it literally depends what ships are currently in spacedock and ready.