> It's a utopia, which is rare amongst sci-fi futures.

Some say it was the last sci-fi utopia in modern pop culture.

bigmattystyles an hour ago | parent | next [-]

Is it a utopia? On earth and in the federation they make it seem so, at least post-scarcity but at the edges of the federation you have Romulans, the Borg, Cardassians. Multiple main characters undergo torture, etc... It would make an interesting TV show / spin off where people are shuffling / politicking for power in a post-scarcity world.

	▲	dd8601fn 23 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		The utopian bits were never really explained, either. They mostly just said it was all great and fair and nobody needs money and is somehow trying to be their best selves… nevermind the numerous examples to the contrary. They weren’t really post scarcity. They never explained how they’re not in a constant state of rioting when a weird government/military decides what everyone can have or do. You just go with it, because that’s the backdrop. You have to suspend disbelief and just enjoy the story. But also, Picard is the best Captain, by far.

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lukan an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

There have been quite a bit more at least in print, but maybe not so mainstream

This one is pretty famous I think and I enjoyed it a lot

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_trilogy

(I just read that James Cameron held the screen production rights and was planning a series, but it never happened)

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soVeryTired an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

Does Iain M Banks count as pop culture?