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    Medusa and Thing from Fantastic Four would be a good match/couple.

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  • This is a quality shower thought.

  • Spooky

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  • Game Show

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  • Maybe the last 2 can split it

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    Game Show

  • True fans start watching shows from season 1

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  • Maybe he'll write about his struggles for others to understand.

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    True fans start watching shows from season 1

  • Are We All Too Cynical for Star Trek?

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  • This is why I love TNG so much. Even though TOS is the original that laid the groundwork for everything, TNG took that "boundless optimism" and ran with it. Watching TNG inspires me to continue to self-improve and encourage it in others.

  • Are We All Too Cynical for Star Trek?

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  • Yeah, there's a singular implied "universal morality" throughout Star Trek of accepting diversity and learning to not impose on other civilizations or each other on the basis of one's biological differences or culture, even for Klingons! I'd say the rest is hard to define and subjective, as @[email protected] said above, but post-scarcity and free agency in life to follow your passions has to be pretty close!

  • Are We All Too Cynical for Star Trek?

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  • That's a good point. I think this contrast between individual (often flawed) human judgment vs collectivist ideals has always been a theme. In TOS, you see Kirk calming McCoy's knee-jerk reactions almost every episode. In TNG, it was Yar or Worf. In DS9, probably Kira.

    Even then, I would say the collectivist ideals (i.e. Starfleet regulations) were more often portrayed as overly-cumbersome in implementation, which leads to someone like Kirk violating the rules in place of the ideals that they stand for. For example, how many naïve (but well-meaning) diplomats do we see in TOS or TNG? However, rules being restrictive or imperfect in an effort to support larger agreed-upon morals can still be trusted, compared to corrupt power structures, which cannot.

  • Are We All Too Cynical for Star Trek?

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  • Ah damn, sorry about the paywall. It let me hit "continue reading" on mobile, but I know sometimes these types of sites can be inconsistent.

  • Are We All Too Cynical for Star Trek?

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  • It’s just another tired bit about how following orders and perfect institutions are what Star Trek is really about, to hell with any evidence to the contrary.

    I'd argue that the theme is less about following orders and more We are all individually flawed and are at our best when we follow our shared values - which is represented by both Starfleet and the utopian setting as a whole.

    I can see the argument (for fiction and real life), that as we trust institutions less, our focus becomes more on individual judgement rather than collectivist ideas. It also tracks for me that as this occurs in real life, our media would reflect individualism more and more.

  • Are We All Too Cynical for Star Trek?

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  • I've admittedly still only watched up through the 90s, but I'd definitely say that DS9 depicted a significantly more "morally gray" version of Starfleet than TOS or TNG.

    I think the point the author is making is that the extent to which this idea gets explored is reflective of our society's growing mistrust of institutions IRL, rather than suggesting the theme has never been explored.

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    Are We All Too Cynical for Star Trek?

    plus.thebulwark.com /p/are-we-all-too-cynical-for-star-trek

  • Rainbow - "Gates of Babylon" [Progressive Rock, Hard Rock]

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  • Rainbow rocks

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    The shower visitor

  • Thanks to all who gave me advice on mounting my dedication plaque. Here it is in its rightful place!

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    Reminds me of Silicon Valley

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    Professionals have standards

  • It's disturbing how we as a society are okay with ad companies weaponsing psychology

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  • Also can't forget gaming companies that have turned many modern games into Skinner-boxes.

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    Creating an atmosphere

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    Priorities

  • Ah the joy!

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  • Maybe it's the perspective, but it looks like an adult man's head on a kid's body.

  • Patient Recommendation: The Bureau - XCOM Declassified

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  • I'm a big XCOM fan, but I haven't ever given this game a shot since it was so different. Will have to check it out.

    (I also crossposted this to /c/XCOM)

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    These balls are all the same color

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  • SNES - I love 16bit pixel art.

  • Lemmy isn't what I expected but I love this place

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  • What a great episode though. I just finished a rewatch of TOS a few weeks ago, and I love it so much.

  • Lemmy isn't what I expected but I love this place

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  • Almost 60 years worth at this point. Hope you enjoy the journey!

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    Jesus "Heavyweight" Christ

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    #LoveYourImperfections

  • What do you think is the coolest designed sci-fi gun?

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  • Hey, power that thing down!

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    It's in your blood

  • You Don't Surf @lemmy.world
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    A solid investment

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    Ireland's revenge