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Like, how do the Picards get to keep their bigass vineyard? Do they supply the public with free terrible wine in exchange for this massive piece of land? Can anyone walk around there? Could they pick some grapes for themselves? Who is tending this vineyard, surely not just his weird brother, and especially so, who's tending it after they die in generations? How did Sisko'a dad get the restaurant property? Sure there's technically limitless space cause you can go live on some colony, but those always seem to be weird semi agrarian weirdos or a single town with a staircase that leads no where in the center. I demand to know how the federation does real estate!

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[–] someone@hexbear.net 19 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I've always assumed that there's an element of cultural-preservation at work. Maybe the Picard vineyards are the equivalent of a British "listed building" or Canadian "national historic site". Something that someone can be the steward of, but not have total control over so as to maintain the cultural legacy.

[–] Thordros@hexbear.net 8 points 3 months ago

Something that someone can be the steward of

Patrick Steward. :kelly:

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 7 points 3 months ago

That explains some

[–] Findom_DeLuise@hexbear.net 4 points 3 months ago

It kind of is? In-universe, the Chateau Picard served as an underground base/weapons depot for the French resistance during WWII, so it's something they might have memorialized.