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The Federation doesn't have money
They trade and barter with non-federation. Capitalism.
there's no free market
When you have everything, there are no markets in the federation. They would serve no purpose.
DS9 has an entire episode about the difficulty of trying to acquire a MacGuffin through complex chains of bartering because there's no money)
Yes, the famous stembolt episode. They are bartering outside of the federation and for personal gain. Capitalism.
government run military vessels
Starfleet is military but they are not the only people with ships. Many in the federation have starships. In fact, cargo transport is heavily privatized.
half the darn episodes are the result of scarcity of medical supplies, dilithium crystals, food (only under socialism do you have FOOD shortages), or spare parts.
Yes, with them providing aid to other cultures.
Dilithium is a scarce product. They trade or work for this. Wars are fought over it. But most things can be made by replication. And many episodes are about none dilithium energy sources.
You don't seem to actual know what you're talking about.
cargo transport is heavily privatized.
What’s the incentive to transport cargo if there’s no money?
Where is the incentive to do anything without money? Next you'll claim linux doesn't exist or people don't grow their own variables or meat.
This is humanity. You would be free to do anything. Because not doing something is unnatural and not human. Additionally, trade is still common. Many worlds have very different sociopolitical and economic structures. Whatever you want.
Unlike socialism, where your labor is stolen and redistributed, in post-scarcity, you determine how you use your labor and who, if anyone, benefits. In a society where self improvement is an societal goal in its own right.
Next you'll claim linux doesn't exist or people don't grow their own variables or meat.
Linus gets paid a shit ton. Also people grow their own food because the payoff is they can eat it. Not sure about growing variables tho, I kinda forgot calculus.
This is humanity. You would be free to do anything. Because not doing something is unnatural and not human.
So why would someone pick the boring and probably hard job of running cargo for absolutely no reason? What’s to say everyone doesn’t just become a worthless tiktok consoomer or piece of shit because everything is free and there’s no reason to work hard?
Why wouldn’t the majority of people just sit and smoke week all day? Or just play in the holodeck forever?
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