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If you were a planet would you join the Federation ?
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If you were a planet would you join the Federation ? It doesn't seem like a great deal . Despite claiming not to be a military organization (despite their naval trappings) the Federation seems to get into a war every 2-3 years so you're getting dragged into that . Plus then there's all these rules you have to follow about non-interference that surely put you at a disadvantage compared to non-Federation planets . It seems like you at least partially give up your sovereignty (despite them also claiming not to be a government) And what do you get out of the deal ? Access to scientific data maybe ? Starfleet membership is definitely presented as something people want but getting down to brass tacks what's the benefit ? I can only assume that the Federation level of technology is superior to the galactic norm and that's how people get access to transporters and replicators and shit like that . Otherwise it makes no sense . Also why we're on the subject if you were a planet what kind of lifeforms would live on you ? Would you spin retrograde or pro-grade ? What would you atmosphere be made of primarily ? How close would be to your star ? And if your core stopped spinning would you want the team of Eckhart , Swank , Lindo & Tucci to save you or would you choose another team ?  In other news I realized the other day that we have a president that has sex with porn stars and wants a space army and I still don't like him . That's a bitter pill to swallow . Many years ago I started shopping primarily online to avoid any chance of human interaction but in recent years I've realized that any time I try to shop IRL I am disappointed 100% of the time . I'm not sure why I'm supposed to support local businesses anyway but even if I understood it here's what I know - local businesses stink . First of all 50% of the time they're closed even though you go there at the time they told you when you called the day before they would be open . So there's 45 minutes of<b> wasted </font></b>time in the car . So then you call them again and they answer and you're like "Are you open" and they say yes and you ask why they weren't open early and they say something insane like "Oh , Dave got his hand stuck in a vase ?" So then you manage to actually find one of these yahoos that bothered to open their business for once and you look around and you're like "Uh do you have a Husvarna fuel filter ?" and they say they don't and you go "You don't even need to check ?" and they say they don't have any lawn mower parts and you say "Isn't tis a lawn mower parts store ?" And they agree that it is but their distributor didn't show up last month so they've got nothing left and you ask them what all the shit is on their shelves and they say it's stuff from the vape shop next door that they're storing - see they made a deal with Skiffle the guy that runs the vape shop to hold that stuff for him due to some tax issues in return for 37 Hungry Man frozen dinners . And then they tell you they're going to be getting some more stuff in next September . Probably . Maybe . And then if you do manage to find a local store that's both open and actually has stuff their selection is garbage and their prices are insane . I say this to you as a former small business owner , small businesses are for losers - it's Amazon or nothing from here on out . If it's not on Amazon you don't need it . I mean sure in a few years once Amazon is ascendant they'll jack up the prices and plow us all in the ass just like the Federation did to the colonists in what became the DMZ with Cardassia in 2367 but it's a small price to pay you know ? Putting first by putting employees first, immediately after prioritizing fiscal responsibilities and leveraging profitability towards exceeding by empowering our employees to put (and themselves) first, in a diverse and respectful environment of only those that come first, first. |
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What do you call a cactus mathematician ? A cactuary Putting clients first by putting employees first, immediately after prioritizing fiscal responsibilities and leveraging profitability towards exceeding by empowering our employees to put clients (and themselves) first, in a diverse and respectful environment of only those that come first, first.
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Hahahahaha cactuary! I have similar feelings about a lot of local businesses and it makes me feel guilty. At a social gathering last night, people were talking about their meal box plans - HelloFresh vs. Blue Apron, etc etc - and I said, "You know what would be nice? If you could get one of those meal boxes with the exact amount of ingredients needed, at the grocery store. Because I don't really want to subscribe on an ongoing basis to a service, but every now and then it would nice to make a meal and not have lots of stray ingredients left over". This morning I get an email from Amazon and see that a new feature is AmazonFresh where you can order meal boxes from Whole Foods with one day delivery. AMAZON STOLE MY IDEA AND LITERALLY IMPLEMENTED IT OVERNIGHT.   
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Seems like the sort of thing you should do as a newly-warp-capable species. Stay in it for a couple hundred years, then drop out once you've caught up in technology and research. And if your people want to stay, then they must think it's worth while. Either way, it seems like joining it as a young race is a smart move!
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I don't like online shopping. I want instant gratification! Opportunity may knock only once, but temptation bangs on the door forever!
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