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   I HAVE MOVED (xarvh@functional.cafe)'s status on Tuesday, 29-Aug-2023 22:24:18 JST I HAVE MOVED

   Has any of the #StarTrek shows ever dealt with how the Federation picks its captains?

   All of the #Enterprise captains are, each in their own way, genuinely great, heroic, larger-than-life people.

   But, particularly in a large, hierarchical, bloated organization like the Federation, I'd expect to see the Zapp Brannigans to rise to the top, rather than the Picards, as it pretty much happens in the real world.

   Is #Futurama just a better show than #StarTrek?

   ducks

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     • clacke

     @clacke ok, but then why can't we do it in the real world?
     "Because humanity hasn't encountered aliens" seems to be a bit of a cop out?

     I appreciate star trek because it has always engaged in real world problems, but to me this is a major one, this is "the problem of politics" if you want: how do you give power to the right people?

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     • clacke

     @clacke
     Thanks. =)

     Without diminishing the show(s) in any way, dwelling more in these problems would have been super interesting, and IMHO very needed.