• Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteOPM
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    6 months ago

    I think the cause of the Burn is a nearly-perfect example of Star Trek’s humanist values, and find it interesting when people feel the need to go out of their way to misrepresent it with words like “magic” in an effort to justify their dislike of it.

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      6 months ago

      We can replace the words “magic” with “strongly telepathic” and it’s basically the same problem.

      It’s a great idea to fuck warp travel right on its head as a concept, but the execution was majorly lacking for me. I would have much rather had a continuation of the plot from Force of Nature where warp had significantly damaged subspace gradually (like a climate change allegory), rather than a universe-wide explosion that happened all at once in a flash.

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      6 months ago

      I find it interesting when people who are confronted with disagreement about a plot point they like resort to making implications about the other person’s character instead of discussing anything in the post they’re responding to.

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          6 months ago

          I gave my opinion on a key plot point, which you took so much offense to, you ignored everything else in the post. Please, keep living up to your username as you find a place on my block list.

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            6 months ago

            If you have to make things up that weren’t in the episode, I’m going to respectfully suggest that your point is pretty bad.

            I’m also going to suggest that you know that it’s pretty bad, which is why you chose to employ such a weak rhetorical device to begin with.

            But sure, I’m the one that’s offended! lol