Why would anyone bother getting up and going to work if they

Mind control chips (same ones that allow the holodeck to function)

>>83546949
They can only go to holodecks if they work

>>83546949
99% of people do. It's only the ones nerdy enough who join Starfleet to research space fungus and get killed by aliens who don't.

I want to see a series where an "average guy" lives in the Star Trek universe.

>>83546949
>What coercion does the Federation use to get people to do their bidding?
None. Useless self absorbed fucks and the mindset that leads to that behavior was purged in nuclear fire.

>>83547545
He's doesn't have an amazing job, he doesn't come under threat from aliums every second week, just an average guy trying to work for holosuite time so he can zone out after work.

>>83546949
Because life is so good in the Federation you don't need an illusion to feel good.

Unless you just say
>Computer create an entire city of strong AI people to be my friend
which might actually work

>>83546949
Is TNG the most fappable porn parody?

>>83547789
>That scene at the end where Picard conducts Riker/Troi's marriage
>Looks at the camera
>'Engage'
>Cut to credits

legitimately shed a tear

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>>83547061
this desu.

the federation has no qualms about slave labor, so...