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Is Galactic Credit "paper currency" or "metallic currency"?
I mean, is the galactic credit more like paper money, such as dollars and euros, supported by national credibility? Or is it more like "metallic currency" such as gold and silver, which have ...
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What's the point of Super Star Destroyers?
To my knowledge, a regular Imperial Star Destroyer is a massive source of firepower and will intimidate most opposition in to not even trying to fight back. As for the few that would try and fight ...
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How could the baddies build such a large fleet in isolation to the galactic economy?
I watched the film 'The Rise of Skywalker' in cinema. Our heroes spent most the film searching for a super secret planet. It turns out the only way to reach the planet is with the help of a extremely ...
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Why are credits "no good" on Tatooine?
This question got me thinking, about the nature of currency and space.
When Qui-Gon tries to buy ship parts from Watto he gets this response.
Qui-Gon Jinn: I have twenty thousand Republic dataries....
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Why is the Star Wars universe not a post-scarcity economy?
In Star Wars, we have a galactic civilization with seemingly simple travel and a high level of automation available.
This would seem to be sufficient for ushering in a post-scarcity economy: On a ...
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How easy is it to build superweapons?
In the span of 5+ decades, the galaxy witnessed the completion of construction for at least 3 planet-destroying superweapons: Two Death Stars and Starkiller Base, each one several orders larger and ...
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Do mathematicians have jobs in Star Wars?
I'm an aspiring Mathematician i.e. a pure/applied math major with a minor in comp sci and econ. I'm sure you star-wars fans (at least I do) fantasize what it would be like if I existed in the Star-...
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How big was the Star Wars empire? [duplicate]
In the original Star Wars movie, Grand Moff Tarkin destroys a perfectly viable Alderaan seemingly simply to demonstrate imperial ruthlessness. It then stands to reason that the economic loss was ...
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Was Princess Leia Organa wealthy?
Or, more specifically, to amend a catchy title, how rich was Princess Leia Organa?
We know that she was Alderaanian royalty before the planet was Death-Starred out.
We know from EU that tons of ...
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