Have you ever watched star trek? You know, that sci-fi story where the crew encounters strange aliens and, in the process, sticky situations? Of course, the hallmark of the show is its spaceships.
I used to wonder how in the world could the world in which star trek is living in can afford the gigantic ships it builds. What kind of an economy can support such design and build. Then, I saw this particular episode (donkey years ago) where it was actually explained… this is the best I can recall from the conversation between the past human and future trekker who had travelled back in time:
Human (Past): But how do you afford such ships? Where do you get the money?
Human (Trekker): In the future, economies break down. We don’t serve for money. We serve for a higher cause.
Now, utopian as this might sound, it is slowly becoming into reality. Bill Gates once said that open source software, software developed for free by the community for the community, will not catch on in terms of innovation and performance because money is an incentive for such qualities.
This, sounds logical. But sit back, and look at these two trends….
Best part is it is all free, it is all knowledge and because of these two, it forces humans to be responsible and not misuse, for their own good.
