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*** Why wouldn't they be? Because they're not on starships, where such a thing would be an advantage. And even if they weren't, you're telling me that no one ever has to go fish Sewerbot #242 out of Junction 1234X because it's jammed or some stupid kids have covered a statue of Admiral Archer in Ferengi graffiti? Even if they have machines for that sort of thing, no one 's running them? Even by remote control? No sale, sir! |
*** Why wouldn't they be? Because they're not on starships, where such a thing would be an advantage. And even if they weren't, you're telling me that no one ever has to go fish Sewerbot #242 out of Junction 1234X because it's jammed or some stupid kids have covered a statue of Admiral Archer in Ferengi graffiti? Even if they have machines for that sort of thing, no one 's running them? Even by remote control? No sale, sir! |
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*** No matter how shitty a job is you can always find someone who honest-to-god-actually ''enjoys'' doing it. It's like [[Rule 34]] of employment. Plus jobs aren't just about money, there is a social element to them as well. People enjoy getting out of the house, doing stuff, mixing with others, and feeling useful in society at large. I bet there is an employment ladder thing there too, y'wanna do #cleannicejob, well there is four hundred people wanting that, so we'll only give it to you if you've done #dirtynastyjob first. |
*** No matter how shitty a job is you can always find someone who honest-to-god-actually ''enjoys'' doing it. It's like [[Rule 34]] of employment. Plus jobs aren't just about money, there is a social element to them as well. People enjoy getting out of the house, doing stuff, mixing with others, and feeling useful in society at large. I bet there is an employment ladder thing there too, y'wanna do #cleannicejob, well there is four hundred people wanting that, so we'll only give it to you if you've done #dirtynastyjob first. |
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**** You can find these people, that doesn't mean you can find ''enough'' of those people. Maybe you can find a dozen people who honestly enjoy cleaning out the future equivalent of a septic tank, but are they then going to clean out the septic tanks of the entire world? |
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*** In one episode, it is mentioned that the Enterprise-D has some ability to clean itself (specifically, someone gets told that they don't ''have'' to clean up something, the ship will do that for them). And running the machines, well, that changes the nature of the job. |
*** In one episode, it is mentioned that the Enterprise-D has some ability to clean itself (specifically, someone gets told that they don't ''have'' to clean up something, the ship will do that for them). And running the machines, well, that changes the nature of the job. |
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** I got the impression that officers were paid, but, as Picard said, "The acquisition of wealth is no longer our primary goal." So they get paid, but the majority of people don't care about the amount, just that they're contributing to society. |
** I got the impression that officers were paid, but, as Picard said, "The acquisition of wealth is no longer our primary goal." So they get paid, but the majority of people don't care about the amount, just that they're contributing to society. |
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