A Cool Dude to Star Trek@startrek.websiteEnglish • 9 months agoIf you could have either a holodeck or a replicator, which one would you pick?message-square29fedilinkarrow-up139
arrow-up139message-squareIf you could have either a holodeck or a replicator, which one would you pick?A Cool Dude to Star Trek@startrek.websiteEnglish • 9 months agomessage-square29fedilink
minus-square@Hoozzer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish28•9 months agoReplicator. Huge step towards post-scarcity.
minus-square@hascat@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglish3•9 months agoI assume the replicator still requires raw materials. Rare metals are likely still rare in the future
minus-squareMichael Gemarlinkfedilink13•9 months ago@hascat @startrek I always thought replicators worked like transporters, turning energy into various types of matter. That’s what makes them a key to post-scarcity — it appears the Federation has plenty of energy.
Replicator. Huge step towards post-scarcity.
I assume the replicator still requires raw materials. Rare metals are likely still rare in the future
@hascat @startrek I always thought replicators worked like transporters, turning energy into various types of matter. That’s what makes them a key to post-scarcity — it appears the Federation has plenty of energy.