The Absurdity of Star Trek

The larger something gets, the more inefficient it gets. And I think the swelling bureaucracy of Earth illustrates that. Now that's contrasted with Mars, which is the other major power player at the beginning of this series. So what is Mars in the expanse? Well, Mars is the military guys. The very much Sparta. Yes, they want to that a form their own Mars,. Their old disciplined and they're also more technologically advanced than Earth. They're the discipline society focused on a goal and everything. It's really interesting to see you later on when the goal becomes redundant, how the society kind of collapses and how there is rebuilding efforts. That's the politics part of it.