re: #252 Rocky-in-Connecticut

Star Trek IMO isn’t near the middle of the reality/fantasy spectrum… witness the broad use of telepathy (Vulcan mind meld), humanoid supremacy (human or human-like bipeds dominate nearly every encounter), the constant inability to simply beam a bomb onto the bridge of an enemy ship yet can beam a small team aboard, and how so many socially awkward and emotionally immature people can make it through the toughest military/scientific education system in the known universe (Star Fleet Academy).

I re-watched the entire original series when Netflix re-issued it for its 50th anniversary, and one of the recurring themes was the danger of letting computers rule our daily lives and decision-making processes.

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