▲ 25 ▼ How Star Trek's Future Works - Money, Work and Property (www.youtube.com) submitted 2 years ago by ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net to c/startrek@startrek.website 11 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] yyyesss@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (2 children) Correct, latinum cannot be replicated: http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Latinum and for some additional color: https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/5337/why-can-latinum-not-be-replicated permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) Correct, latinum cannot be replicated: http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Latinum This link doesn't lead to a statement that latinum can't be replicated, because that's never actually been established on-screen. It makes sense and is almost certainly true, but it remains fanon. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Corgana@startrek.website 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) You must be fun at a very specific type of party. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 5 points 2 years ago I'm an absolute riot at wakes. permalink fedilink source parent [–] htrayl@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) It still doesn't really make much sense in a world where the vast majority of things are replicated. The only things that would give them worth are things that cannot be replicated: Specific real estate Experiences Favors? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Zorque@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago Things that can not be replicated, or are too complex to replicate easily. I'm sure, given enough energy and processing power, you could replicated just about anything... but if they already exist naturally, why bother? If it takes less energy to mine, or mix, or harvest latinum than it takes to replicate it, then replication doesn't make sense for it. That goes for just about every other physical thing as well. permalink fedilink source parent [–] USSBurritoTruck@startrek.website 1 point 2 years ago In my opinion, I think some people would ascribe value to authentic luxury goods. For example a bottle of genuine Chateau Picard. Why go to all the trouble of growing, harvesting, and fermenting the grapes when you can just snap at a replicator, *"Wine, Bordeaux, room temperature!" and have it materialize one for you? Or, in "Captain's Holiday" Riker asks Picard to purchase for him a Horga'hn while on Risa. Granted, this is a bit of subterfuge to try and get Picard laid, but from Picard's perspective, Riker is asking for a genuine artifact of something he could likely easily replicate aboard the ship. Compare that to Quark in "Let He Who Is Without Sin" who likely doesn't care about the authenticity of the experience, and saves a few credits by having Horga'hns already when they on the way, likely replicated on the runnabout ahead of time. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) Correct, latinum cannot be replicated: http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Latinum This link doesn't lead to a statement that latinum can't be replicated, because that's never actually been established on-screen. It makes sense and is almost certainly true, but it remains fanon. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Corgana@startrek.website 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) You must be fun at a very specific type of party. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 5 points 2 years ago I'm an absolute riot at wakes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Corgana@startrek.website 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) You must be fun at a very specific type of party. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 5 points 2 years ago I'm an absolute riot at wakes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 5 points 2 years ago I'm an absolute riot at wakes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] htrayl@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) It still doesn't really make much sense in a world where the vast majority of things are replicated. The only things that would give them worth are things that cannot be replicated: Specific real estate Experiences Favors? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Zorque@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago Things that can not be replicated, or are too complex to replicate easily. I'm sure, given enough energy and processing power, you could replicated just about anything... but if they already exist naturally, why bother? If it takes less energy to mine, or mix, or harvest latinum than it takes to replicate it, then replication doesn't make sense for it. That goes for just about every other physical thing as well. permalink fedilink source parent [–] USSBurritoTruck@startrek.website 1 point 2 years ago In my opinion, I think some people would ascribe value to authentic luxury goods. For example a bottle of genuine Chateau Picard. Why go to all the trouble of growing, harvesting, and fermenting the grapes when you can just snap at a replicator, *"Wine, Bordeaux, room temperature!" and have it materialize one for you? Or, in "Captain's Holiday" Riker asks Picard to purchase for him a Horga'hn while on Risa. Granted, this is a bit of subterfuge to try and get Picard laid, but from Picard's perspective, Riker is asking for a genuine artifact of something he could likely easily replicate aboard the ship. Compare that to Quark in "Let He Who Is Without Sin" who likely doesn't care about the authenticity of the experience, and saves a few credits by having Horga'hns already when they on the way, likely replicated on the runnabout ahead of time. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zorque@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago Things that can not be replicated, or are too complex to replicate easily. I'm sure, given enough energy and processing power, you could replicated just about anything... but if they already exist naturally, why bother? If it takes less energy to mine, or mix, or harvest latinum than it takes to replicate it, then replication doesn't make sense for it. That goes for just about every other physical thing as well. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] USSBurritoTruck@startrek.website 1 point 2 years ago In my opinion, I think some people would ascribe value to authentic luxury goods. For example a bottle of genuine Chateau Picard. Why go to all the trouble of growing, harvesting, and fermenting the grapes when you can just snap at a replicator, *"Wine, Bordeaux, room temperature!" and have it materialize one for you? Or, in "Captain's Holiday" Riker asks Picard to purchase for him a Horga'hn while on Risa. Granted, this is a bit of subterfuge to try and get Picard laid, but from Picard's perspective, Riker is asking for a genuine artifact of something he could likely easily replicate aboard the ship. Compare that to Quark in "Let He Who Is Without Sin" who likely doesn't care about the authenticity of the experience, and saves a few credits by having Horga'hns already when they on the way, likely replicated on the runnabout ahead of time. permalink fedilink source parent