How do you give gifts if you live in a socialist Utopia?
Keep in mind that there is no real difference between Marxism and socialism when you get to the end of the day. Scholars may want to debate the nuances but they both end up with the state in control.
I was thinking about Star Trek and how you never see any money being used. I believe it is supposed to be the perfect Utopia which functions on the Marxist slogan of “from each according to his ability; to each according to his need.” In this perfect Utopia you are advanced to Star Fleet because you are the most qualified. I always wonder where the peasants are who produce the basics for the elites.
How would you celebrate Christmas or birthdays in a culture where what your needs are provided but there is no surplus for things like gifts? Is there a prescribed list of gifts in the government store that anyone can walk in and collect? Do you need to fill out a form or get your supervisor to approve? If the person needed the gift, could they not pick it up themselves? If they did not need it would you be allowed to give it to them?
Would old people have a clutter of knick-knacks around their one bedroom suites or would they all be collected by the Need Police?
Somehow the concept of Utopia and socialism don’t seem to go together.
homo unius libri
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Opus 2026-086: Star Trek Christmas
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