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How did money work on deep space 9? (self.startrek)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by aredditimmigrant to c/[email protected]

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Whenever there's a storyline with quark, they talk about money/latinum.

I remember in one of the next gen episodes that there was discussion about money and Picard said something about how they've moved away from money.

So do Starfleet get paid now?

Update: thank you for the quick responses. From what I'm gathering the tldr is that the following is the answer

Ferengi love for money/not being a post scarcity society by design
Bajorans being so near their slavery times and not post scarcity yet
Quark creating an atmosphere of camaraderie/gambling/upgraded replicators/actual food

All this requires some form of currency.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Maybe they give certain species of crew members money to keep them loyal to Starfleet and work.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I think if you need to be payed to be loyal to Starfleet/The Federation, that kinda is a deal breaker given the philosophy of personal growth and societal enrichment.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Perhaps, but I'm sure they are also aware of the cultures of other species, and having those species in their fleet is still a vital asset for dealing with disputes against or with those species. I'm sure plenty of species don't mind like vulkans or Klingons, but there are other species that find their collective value in material wealth.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

I would suspect that the real draw to working with Starfleet for non-federation personnel isn't any concept of wages, but a comprehensive benefits package. Presumably Starfleet membership confers some level of personal federation membership, possibly for both you and your immediate family, which may mean that you get to move your loved ones to a mostly-utopic federation world.