Zek

The joke of the Ferengi was never that they were aliens. The joke was that they weren’t. Strip away the oversized ears and the obsession with latinum and what you’re left with is a society built around competition, acquisition, branding, exploitation, and the belief that success excuses almost anything. The Ferengi were funny because they exaggerated attitudes that already existed in the real world. The uncomfortable part is how much less exaggerated they feel now than they did in 1987.