Re: Star Trek: First Contact
At 6:02 AM 11/23/96 -0500, Black Unicorn wrote:
On Sat, 23 Nov 1996, Bill Frantz wrote:
OBMoney: Picard states the they don't have money in the 24th century. Instead they work for the good of mankind. Nanotechnology must have made everything material possible, so the only reward left is status (aka reputation).
Why doesn't everyone have a starship?
(Tongue firmly in cheek) It seems some feel that their best route to high status is to be the crew member who beams down and dies. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bill Frantz | The lottery is a tax on | Periwinkle -- Consulting (408)356-8506 | those who can't do math. | 16345 Englewood Ave. frantz@netcom.com | - Who 1st said this? | Los Gatos, CA 95032, USA
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