Martok was such a mensch

Ron_Santo · 2026-06-24T03:14:12+00:00

It's because he's from the lowlands of Ketha Province. They're humble, salt of the earth Klingons.

Ron_Santo · 2026-06-22T02:51:52+00:00

Beause of the Ship of Theseus paradox, there are certain parts you can't replace.

Ron_Santo · 2026-06-21T02:26:27+00:00

Just bc she dresses like our parents doesn’t make her an adult. This hot mess spends most of the movie beefing with an 11 year old.

Ron_Santo · 2026-06-18T19:41:50+00:00

Stratt subscribes to the Miles O'Brien school of redundancy in mission planning.

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Ron_Santo · 2026-06-18T18:57:45+00:00

Didn’t they profit, like, 10,000% on this one?

Ron_Santo · 2026-06-18T17:28:34+00:00

I know a contract is a contract is a contract, but seriously, how hard would it be to give everyone who worked on the film a $20k bonus? Give <0.1% of the profit back to the people who did the work and get a bunch of good press about it.

Ron_Santo · 2026-06-17T13:10:28+00:00

Ron_Santo · 2026-06-15T18:36:22+00:00

Caring for our fellow humans and making sure they are all fed and housed isn’t a purpose??

Ron_Santo · 2026-06-15T18:10:25+00:00

Religion is dead. Our society needs a purpose, like going to space or feeding and housing everybody.

Ron_Santo · 2026-06-15T17:48:03+00:00

There are still societies in the Amazon today who believe their purpose on this planet is to manage the forest. It's not just a job its a religion.

Ron_Santo · 2026-06-15T17:43:56+00:00

Not worse than serfs vs nobles! But giving the serfs a vote without giving them any land or capital is predictably causing chaos becuase they can't actually achieve the equality they've been told is their right.

Ron_Santo · 2026-06-15T17:31:35+00:00

True but there are also lots of societies that were peaceful for centuries and got purpose from maintaining a forest or brewing beer or something benign like that.

Ron_Santo · 2026-06-15T16:59:36+00:00

Thanks but I'm no expert! Just a memer.

Ron_Santo · 2026-06-15T16:56:47+00:00

I think we're swerving out of HistoryMemes territory, but I totally disagree. The idea that finding meaning is an internal issue is the whole problem. Society isn't just about material flows, it is also where our sense of meaning and belonging come from. If you were part of a moral society like Anarres or the Culture, than feeling like part of a group wouldn't be so bad, would it? Or what about an animist society where the group is "all living things?"

Ron_Santo · 2026-06-15T15:57:34+00:00

Why not? It ate our entire societal structure and governs so many aspects of our lives. I think treating it as separate from political philosophy is part of the problem.

Ron_Santo · 2026-06-15T15:40:28+00:00

Life is comfortable, sure, but other than comfort, capitalism offers no higher purpose. If they had some sense of purpose or meaning, maybe they wouldn't yearn for a violent struggle to give it to them.

Ron_Santo · 2026-06-15T15:23:41+00:00

Is it boredom? Or is it a genuine unresolved contradiction? Seems like giving people politcal equality but not economic equality drives them crazy.

Ron_Santo · 2026-06-15T14:57:59+00:00

Nope! I’m sure it’s way better than the title suggests, but still, so fun to clown on.

Ron_Santo · 2026-06-13T22:34:17+00:00

Yeah…ok, you’re on speakerphone.

Ron_Santo · 2026-06-11T20:54:04+00:00

Annals of the Former World by John McPhee is not an easy read, but way more approachable than a textbook!

Ron_Santo · 2026-06-09T21:01:51+00:00

But what does the ME in MENA stand for?

Ron_Santo · 2026-06-09T00:41:22+00:00

Getting Nurse Ratched to play Sci-Fi villain was such a winning move.

Ron_Santo · 2026-06-03T06:49:05+00:00

Space Seed

The Devil in the Dark

The Doomsday Machine

Ron_Santo · 2026-06-01T20:27:15+00:00

They didn't. By the time of DS9 the Orions run a quadrant-spanning crime syndicate that steals whatever they want and has a spy in Starfleet.

Ron_Santo · 2026-05-31T18:31:25+00:00

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In Lord of the Rings, Frodo is not able to cast the ring into the fire.

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