Badda Bing Badda Bang is the best holodeck episode and a DS9 top-ten, and its central conceit has made it more relevant than ever, now there’s a common recognition of the value and significance we derive from virtual worlds, and our habit of anthropomorphizing LLMs.
Of all the things to call someone who employs coarse slang/diminutives for ethnic and cultural groups, racist wouldn’t even make top 5 in most people’s books.
Also: fuck the Cardis, they deserved their fate.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=QFspemhHmsw A Critique of Star Trek Discovery — Part 1 #RIPStarTrek
This whole essay is worth listening to, but 15:46-30:33 in particular gets at the heart of a big reason why classic Trek rocks and why nuTrek is shit.
Don’t worry, I remember this. Would love to see a torrent sometime