The Rise of Dismal Science Fiction
Manu Saadia&#x27;s <i>Trekonomics: The Economics of Star Trek</i> is kinda the reverse: it&#x27;s an examination of Star Trek&#x27;s post-scarcity economy, how matter replicators change everything, and what people do with their free time when they don&#x27;t have to work.<p>There&#x27;s a big hole in Star Trek canon of how Earth transitioned from ST:TOS to the post-scarcity economy of ST:TNG. I would love to see Star Trek delve explore that era instead of rebooting and rehashing so many prequals.<p>Here is a transcript from an NPR interview with Paul Krugman about Saadia&#x27;s book:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.marketplace.org&#x2F;2016&#x2F;09&#x2F;07&#x2F;world&#x2F;economist-paul-krugman-ponders-sci-fi-economics-star-trek" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.marketplace.org&#x2F;2016&#x2F;09&#x2F;07&#x2F;world&#x2F;economist-paul-...</a>