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[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 4 points 9 months ago (3 children)

The newer seasons seem to miss some of this especially on that professionalism front. The kind of “British stiff upper lip” stereotype.

This presumes that that sort of stoicism is particularly aspirational or healthy, and I don't think there's anything close to universal consensus on that one.

I think something that gets missed in discussions of "utopia" is that it's not real. Utopia is not attainable, because there is no universal definition of what that would look like. It exists as a dream of the future, but that's all.

Sure, and if the core of the article is "today's values are somewhat different than those of the 90s"...yes, they are, just as the values of the 90s were different from those of the 60s. I think there's an interesting academic discussion to be had in there, but I don't think this article is it.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 6 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, and I don't buy it.

Can anyone make a serious claim that "as a rule, Starfleet is good, and the best way to be a good servant of the true and just in the world of Star Trek is by being a good Starfleet officer" is not the message of literally every current series? Even "Picard," which had arguably the most cynical take on Starfleet by virtue of featuring a number of characters who had left the organization, ended by sticking everybody back into a uniform, ready to take on the galaxy. "Starfleet is good" is the central thesis of "Prodigy," as well as "Discovery," particularly during the two most recent series.

The piece treats the crew stealing the Enterprise in SNW as something particularly meaningful, despite the fact that this sort of thing has been done repeatedly since...checks notes 1984.

It's just another tired bit about how following orders and perfect institutions are what Star Trek is really about, to hell with any evidence to the contrary.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 27 points 9 months ago (9 children)

This is not to say that the ’90s shows never delved into the complexity and nuance of this ethos—indeed, playing at the edges of their internal morality was how they derived much of their interest...Things are different in modern Trek.

If you have to include a variation of "sure, it was always like this, but it's different now," it's time to go back to the drawing board with your thinkpiece.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I don't think there's been any serious doubt about that for some time - at least since the official description of the Academy being closed for a century.

A similar resource that I like a lot: the park maps. Turns out there's a lot of them.

One issue is that active transportation routes in the city tend to deviate from the main roads, instead following old rail lines and the rivers. I'd imagine that adds a lot of time to commutes, but at least they exist?

In the case of the Kildonan area, I guess they expect people to use the Chief Peguis/Gateway corridors, but that's pretty out of the way for certain destinations.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Long-term projects do tend to be...long-term, yeah.

I'm not a cyclist, but it seems to me that downtown is the most glaring problem for cycling in this city - the residential communities you mention are relatively well-served (though I don't doubt there's a lot of room for improvement).

And the presentation most definitely does say the preferred options are protected bike lanes.

The limited-time free stuff is pretty cool, but I'm not sure this is a viable business proposition.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You've got nearly four weeks to rectify those situations.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I don't know, it sounds like it might be better off in someone else's hands...depending on the someone.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 4 points 10 months ago (3 children)

This guy really seems to be intent on buying the parts of Paramount everyone else considers dead weight.

 

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