Many Trekkies might find it curious that someone like Jeff Bezos (who admittedly gave bad advice to the “Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” showrunners) would be a Trekkie. “Star Trek,” after all, takes place in a post-capitalist society wherein humanity is no longer motivated by the accumulation of wealth. Class has essentially been erased, and technology allows everyone to live comfortably, without want. Jeff Bezos, meanwhile, is one of the richest people on the planet, said to be worth over $237 billion. He owns Amazon and the Washington Post, and has, in recent years, been spreading his money around the American Right Wing, showing financial support for the country’s most unsavory politicians. He also prevented the Post from endorsing Kamala Harris for president. Bezos has been described as an oligarch and is certainly one of Earth’s most insidious supra-capitalists. These are not the philosophical viewpoints of Gene Roddenberry’s futuristic utopia.Many Trekkies might find it curious that someone like Jeff Bezos (who admittedly gave bad advice to the “Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” showrunners) would be a Trekkie. “Star Trek,” after all, takes place in a post-capitalist society wherein humanity is no longer motivated by the accumulation of wealth. Class has essentially been erased, and technology allows everyone to live comfortably, without want. Jeff Bezos, meanwhile, is one of the richest people on the planet, said to be worth over $237 billion. He owns Amazon and the Washington Post, and has, in recent years, been spreading his money around the American Right Wing, showing financial support for the country’s most unsavory politicians. He also prevented the Post from endorsing Kamala Harris for president. Bezos has been described as an oligarch and is certainly one of Earth’s most insidious supra-capitalists. These are not the philosophical viewpoints of Gene Roddenberry’s futuristic utopia.