3liza:

one of the weirdest things about star trek is why replicator/teleporter technology (they are the same) havent completely destroyed the concept of senescence within the societies that can afford to use the technology. in this episode of ds9, for example, chief o’brian comes down with…

having recently completed an Into Darkness inspired tour through the Trek’verse I have concluded that the Eugenics War is a deliberate construct put into their future history (but back and to the left of ours) to justify their anti-transhumanist/human purist agenda.

Also what Cory Doctorow said somewhere ages ago that you can store the whole damn, near infinite if you like, crew in a tin can and just beam them ‘out’ when needs be.

But then I’d be taking the Trek verse way too seriously huh…

I’m Not Really Here: 3liza: one of the weirdest things about star trek is why…