Now recontextualize this using modern sci-fi that looks toward multiple centuries from now. Star Trek’s egalitarian socialist utopia would never come to pass and the most likely future is that of Frank Herbert’s Dune, where nearly 8,000 years from now we have a galactic feudal society where the ultra wealthy fight for control over limited resources while using religion to manipulate the poor into being their cannon fodder.
There were significant lows before the highs of the 23rd and 24th centuries of Star Trek. Incidentally the dark parts happen right around where we are now.
Now recontextualize this using modern sci-fi that looks toward multiple centuries from now. Star Trek’s egalitarian socialist utopia would never come to pass and the most likely future is that of Frank Herbert’s Dune, where nearly 8,000 years from now we have a galactic feudal society where the ultra wealthy fight for control over limited resources while using religion to manipulate the poor into being their cannon fodder.
There were significant lows before the highs of the 23rd and 24th centuries of Star Trek. Incidentally the dark parts happen right around where we are now.
Foundation is also a sort of techno feudal society.
Parts of it. Towards the end it was more of an egalitarian society.