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>The big challenge here is how does society get someone to do the menial jobs that cannot be done in an automated manner. Are there examples of menial jobs in
by etler 13y ago
>The big challenge here is how does society get someone to do the menial jobs that cannot be done in an automated manner.
Are there examples of menial jobs in the Star Trek universe? I would imagine by then there simply are no menial jobs. I'm not sure what menial job examples there are that can't be automated.
The jobs left over are interesting jobs. I'd imagine the motivation to do so are on par with the same motivation to get a phd. Few people get phds solely to get better job prospects, but rather do it for personal enlightenment and passion.
Also the same goes for the infinitely wealthy. If you accumulate billions of dollars and die donating those billions to charity, you weren't motivated solely to have more wealth, but something greater than that.
- rasz_pl 13y agoI dont remember seeing any robots (other than Data) on Star Trek. How do you propose to fix broken replicator? or a toilet? Best case scenario is you throw whole thing away and put a new one - now someone has to unbolt the old unit, get the new one out of storage, push it through half of the ship and mount it.
- Nicholas_C 13y agoMaybe things didn't break. I would assume everything in the Star Trek universe is super high quality and doesn't just break like things we have today.
- philwelch 13y agoConsidering how busy everyone is in Engineering I find that unlikely.
- etler 13y agoI don't consider being a mechanic to be a menial job necessarily. I was thinking more about boring jobs where you do the exact same thing over and over again, like working fast food or factory work. A mechanic has to solve new problems all the time making it more interesting and fulfilling.
- qbrass 13y agoOn the Starfleet side of things, menial tasks are delegated to the lowest ranking members of the crew. The civilian side of things tended to be based on apprenticeship, which works similarly.
- pekk 13y agoThere was a Star Trek episode where Picard sees an alternate future where he ended up with low rank. He was desperate to get back to the interesting higher-rank jobs
- ItendToDisagree 13y agoSometimes the crappiest job is being part of Engineering. It could be super fascinating at times... At others you just work the transporter. Google the Chief O'Brien At Work comic series for a laugh.