I’m tired of it all and need a hug
Honestly this is one of the things I appreciate about Trek. Things don’t just automatically get better and better throughout human history. But in both Trek and real life, people want things to get better and will fight to make them better if given a chance. Past Tense might be my favorite episode of TV in general because while things might still get worse before they get better, the Bell Riots are one of the things that spurs people into action.
I think there’s a lot to be hopeful for in that respect. We’re seeing a resurgence of unions and labor action after they collapsed in the 90s, the development of an incredibly large anti war movement, and people are realizing things only change if we force them to.
Anyways, there will always be bad things happening in a capitalist society, but there will always be people fighting to make things better, and right now a lot of people are realizing they want to be a part of that group.
So yeah, shit sucks but there will always be people who want to fix things.
Perverse incentive structure (capitalism)
This is not making me optimistic about the election.
Join the club. I haven’t felt optimism in over a decade.
You’re not optimistic about the next election after seeing the last one?
No. No I’m not. A lot can happen in a year.
Honestly, I’m cautiously optimistic right now. The media/pr/etc all show things that make Trump seem more likely, but of course the conservative PR machine will push that idea. They need to seem to have a realistic fight. What PR cannot hide though is actual voting returns. The population is moving away from MAGA, as shown in the last couple of elections. Yes, repubs will continue to beat the fascist drum, and they won’t stop. The media will broadcast it, since it’s make them money.
Of course there is no certainty (the Gaza/Isreael war could change a lot of things), so I’ll still stay vigilant. But I am still cautiously optimistic.
Gaza is exactly why I’m not confident. If enough people on the left vote for someone third party or don’t vote at all in protest, Trump will win.
That is a perfectly reasonable fear.
Fight Harder.
Hug plane coming in for a landing?
It’s the boiling frog.
This has been proven untrue. A frog will jump out of a pan of boiling water. Which has also proved that we are dumber than frogs.
The original experiment was with braindead frogs so yeah, you’re right.
Not brainded. Labotomized.
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I’m struggling to remember two episodes I appreciate more. One of the moments when Julian Bashir earned “my favorite doctor.”
Friends and I are planning on being in San Francisco for the first week of September. Anyone know if any Gabriel Bell events being planned?
ugh. I do think about this episode(s) all the time lately. which sucks.
Star treks great but they really should avoid predicting the “doom” of our society
Things had to get bad in ST before it became a socialist utopia though.
I like star trek but I could do without the “socialist utopia”. Star trek shouldn’t be a instruction manual
I’m not sure if you watched any Star Trek… Do you think life on the Enterprise or whatever is terrible? Isn’t human life portrayed pretty much as utopian as possible in Star Trek?
True but this episode in particular is fairly controversial and I can’t imagine it aging well
Controversial? You are literally the first person I’ve ever heard say that.
Stop feeding the troll.
Possibly.
I think people are just reacting negatively because you explicitly said Star Trek in general, and you were not referring to this episode in particular.
SciFi should only show happy futures?
I don’t think SciFi should take a firm stance in the future. This episode is kind if silly at best.
“Fiction shouldn’t express opinion” is certainly an odd take.
Don’t worry… He’s someone who walked away from Omelas.
What about TNG: Encounter At Farpoint aka the first appearance of Q?
