How did money work on deep space 9? (endlesstalk.org)

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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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[-] aredditimmigrant@endlesstalk.org 6 points 1 year ago

This makes much more sense. On my first run through of ds9 and this has been bothering me

[-] Maalus@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Also, you can get groceries and make your own dinner. Why would you ever go to a restaurant?

Going to a bar is most likely about the atmosphere, the people there, just as much as it is about the alcohol

[-] aredditimmigrant@endlesstalk.org 2 points 1 year ago

Why a restaurant for the service.

Between my wife and I we can make a lot of good staples (roasted chicken, beef and potatoes, etc.) but we're not masters of the kitchen by any stretch.

You go to a restaurant to have someone else make the dinner and hopefully they are better than you are to make something tastier. As a side you don't have to deal with cleaning dishes.

That and hopefully they have a good wait staff to liven up things

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