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There's this Deep Space 9 episode called Past Tense. The crew goes back to 21st century earth to find that being unemployed is illegal and they quickly get put
by jordanb 1y ago
There's this Deep Space 9 episode called Past Tense.
The crew goes back to 21st century earth to find that being unemployed is illegal and they quickly get put in a ghetto with other indigents.
At one point they're trying to get on the internet (the show was aired in 1995 so they predicted the 21st century internet) but they can't login because you have have a real identity and be a citizen in good standing (so nobody in the ghetto).
It's really the most prescient episode of Star Trek ever made.
- NL807 1y agoIf I remember correctly, that time point in those double episodes was a turning point in Start Trek lore that changed Earth's history for the better.
- linux2647 1y agoIt was a turning point, but Star Trek lore also had Earth go through World War III before things actually got better
- datameta 1y agoAnd the self-descriptive Eugenics Wars...
- throw0101d 1y ago* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugenics_wars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugenics_wars
- general1726 1y agoAlso probably the most unrealistic. Why would not people in ghetto create their own version of internet? They would have all the resources in a nearest scrapyard you just need gear what works. Then use few stolen IDs to copy the controlled internet and they could have it public just for themselves. Next step would be to connect other ghettos and what is the real internet at this point? The controlled one or this ghetto one where people can create freely without being hindered by the government?