Vad representerar Ferengi Emblemet?

Det officiella Impel Star Trek-handelskortet för Symbolen för Ferengi Alliansen innehåller följande information om dess omvänd:

The behavior of the Ferengi Alliance and its race can often seem sinister or underhanded. Actually, the Ferengi follow their own very strict code of ethics. They seem so aggressive because they are the galaxy's most extreme capitalists -- they seek to acquire as much property and profit as they can in life. Conquest in trade or business is as important to the Ferengi as victory in combat (if not more so).

The Symbol of the Ferengi Alliance is a graphic representation of their narrow view of life: a "dog-eat-dog" world is represented by a small circle being engulfed by a larger symbol, which itself is being "eaten" by another!

Jag tror att något svar på detta skulle vara subjektivt. Det finns inget specifikt svar eftersom det designades av Michael Okuda som något att representera rang. Ingen ytterligare tanke var bakom den i officiell kanon. Inget officiellt nämns om logotypen på den officiella ST-artikeln.

Citat från Memory Alpha (och jag hävdar inte att detta är den ultimata sanningen):

The logo and tattoo was designed by Michael Okuda. According to production work from the first season of TNG, no chevron indicated a regular crewmember, one chevron indicated a salesman, third class; two chevrons were worn by salesmen, second class and three chevrons (the third one wider than the regular two) would have indicated a salesman, first class, similar to an assistant manager. The last version of the tattoo was never seen on the show. The first civilian (and therefore untattooed) Ferengi seen was Omag. All the Ferengi seen on DS9 were civilians and none of them wore tattoos."