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[–] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

But let's be honest, we all know we would behave like the aliens from Independence Day - mercilessly conquering and harvesting alien worlds and spreading destruction across the universe.

This would be true, except that Star Trek assumes a truly post-scarcity world where nobody needs to harvest alien worlds. Hell, the capitalists (Ferengi) are depicted as ruthless and conniving (oftentimes outright cartoonish) villains most of the time.

[–] Zink@programming.dev 2 points 2 days ago

the capitalists (Ferengi) are depicted as ruthless and conniving (oftentimes outright cartoonish) villains

And once again, reality lets out a "here we go again" sigh and says "fine... hold my beer."