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Real Life in Star Trek, The Icarus Factor
https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2023/02/23/icarus-factor.htmlThe outside world in Star Trek
In this episode, we see civilian fashion, far too much Starfleet-themed slang, word of a recent war against the Tholians, a culture of denying vulnerability, a new level of racism to both racially profile Worf and denigrate his traditions, a helping of sexism, plenty of dysfunctional family dynamics and toxic masculinity, unusable user interfaces, and the recurring assertion that humans have evolved past our savage days...
