<< >Except, according to Next Gen, they've eliminated the profit motive from
>humanity (along with the common cold and the fear of death). > >Which makes me wonder what they're playing poker for, (...) > Food synthetizer ratios :-) >> But if they don't have the profit motive, would it even occur to them to try to get something from someone else that isn't theirs in the first place? Tom Beck "I always knew I'd see the first man on the Moon. I didn't realize I'd also see the last." - Jerry Pournelle
