Portraying the mechanics of post-scarcity has the same problem as showing a truly alien species: Our imagination is simply not up to the task because we've neve

Portraying the mechanics of post-scarcity has the same problem as showing a truly alien species: Our imagination is simply not up to the task because we've never seen anything like it to template it on. Avoiding the issue and focusing on smaller stories that exist within post-scarcity is the only way to maintain suspension of disbelief. If and when we reach true post-scarcity, our society will change in ways we simply can't predict. Our economic models are no use there. But things get a lot easier if you just assume everyone in Trek is a LARPer who can just do that because why the fuck not.