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I'm sorry you had to go through your childhood without Star Trek ;)

numpad0 5y ago
The concept of digital advertisement was unknown to Humans in ST universe until Ferengis brought an example to Federation Starbase Deep Space 9 in 2372, so that’s one divergence between our universe and Star Trek version of it.
- lanerobertlane 5y ago
  Off topic, but Deep Space 9 was not a federation starbase. It was a Bajorian Republic station under Federation administration following the Cardassian withdrawal.
  - medstrom 5y ago
    S/he's very sorry for misusing "starbase", s/he means a station.
  - numpad0 5y ago
    Oh I assumed it was under sole Federation control from the prefix “Deep Space”, wasn’t aware it was under Bajorian ownership. I stand corrected.
- SyzygistSix 5y ago
  Sao Paulo did away with public advertising for a couple decades. I believe it is creeping back in now. But it can be done.
sn41 5y ago
There's an idea for a series: a space opera with a cutting edge analytics-enhanced Ferengi ship where "it's continuing mission is to explore strange new ad streams, to fleece out new life and new civilisations, to boldly trade where no one has gone before". The main adversary will be the cookie monster.
adrianN 5y ago
Not too far off: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Game_(Star_Trek%3A_The_Next_Generation) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Game_(Star_Trek%3A_The_Nex...
- Sohcahtoa82 5y ago
  I just lost the game.
npteljes 5y ago
I really did go without Star Trek! I had some small exposure to Star Wars, but what really grabbed my attention was the Neuromancer novel, and later the Matrix film series. Of course I'm cherry-picking my experience but it's a valid observation of yours that while I'm a technologist through and through, I often focus at its ugly side.
- teekert 5y ago
  Yeah I really enjoy optimistic sci-fi :) I do enjoy Dark sci-fi also every now and then but I generally like my heroes to be scientists, explorers, to solve ethical questions.
Andrex 5y ago
Such a shame the current writers of the franchise apparently didn't, either. Which is depriving current and recent generations of kids of that optimistic ideal. (Yes, Discovery season 3 is a thing I know about.)
selfhoster11 5y ago
Star Trek was always a spherical cow as far as futures go. I'm not saying that it's not useful as an inspiration (socially, technologically and as emotional support), but realistically humans will pursue profit until we get a UBI system in place.

The concept of digital advertisement was unknown to Humans in ST universe until Ferengis brought an example to Federation Starbase Deep Space 9 in 2372, so that’s one divergence between our universe and Star Trek version of it.

lanerobertlane 5y ago
Off topic, but Deep Space 9 was not a federation starbase. It was a Bajorian Republic station under Federation administration following the Cardassian withdrawal.
- medstrom 5y ago
  S/he's very sorry for misusing "starbase", s/he means a station.
- numpad0 5y ago
  Oh I assumed it was under sole Federation control from the prefix “Deep Space”, wasn’t aware it was under Bajorian ownership. I stand corrected.
SyzygistSix 5y ago
Sao Paulo did away with public advertising for a couple decades. I believe it is creeping back in now. But it can be done.

sn41 5y ago

There's an idea for a series: a space opera with a cutting edge analytics-enhanced Ferengi ship where "it's continuing mission is to explore strange new ad streams, to fleece out new life and new civilisations, to boldly trade where no one has gone before". The main adversary will be the cookie monster.

adrianN 5y ago

Not too far off: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Game_(Star_Trek%3A_The_Next_Generation) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Game_(Star_Trek%3A_The_Nex...

Sohcahtoa82 5y ago
I just lost the game.

npteljes 5y ago

I really did go without Star Trek! I had some small exposure to Star Wars, but what really grabbed my attention was the Neuromancer novel, and later the Matrix film series. Of course I'm cherry-picking my experience but it's a valid observation of yours that while I'm a technologist through and through, I often focus at its ugly side.

teekert 5y ago
Yeah I really enjoy optimistic sci-fi :) I do enjoy Dark sci-fi also every now and then but I generally like my heroes to be scientists, explorers, to solve ethical questions.

Andrex 5y ago

Such a shame the current writers of the franchise apparently didn't, either. Which is depriving current and recent generations of kids of that optimistic ideal. (Yes, Discovery season 3 is a thing I know about.)

selfhoster11 5y ago

Star Trek was always a spherical cow as far as futures go. I'm not saying that it's not useful as an inspiration (socially, technologically and as emotional support), but realistically humans will pursue profit until we get a UBI system in place.