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points by LeoPanthera 6 hours ago | 0 comments
TNG is a fine example of "competency porn", where everyone knows what they're doing and usually makes the best available choices. In today's world, that's even more compelling than it used to be.
[–] wolvoleo 5 hours ago
It's also because the world in TNG was not centered around amassing the biggest pile of money.

Extrapolate from that and it becomes a easier to make the right decisions.

[–] loeg 5 hours ago
That's just what the writers of the fictional show thought was utopian. It doesn't tell us anything about the real world; it's fiction.
[–] olyjohn 38 minutes ago
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[–] eatonphil 2 hours ago
Like West Wing. Makes it hard to watch. TNG a bit less so, thankfully.
[–] kilroy123 3 hours ago
I mean, it was the flagship starship of the fleet. So yeah, it better be staffed with competent people like that.
[–] olyjohn 36 minutes ago
That was what Starfleet was about. People in it were the best of the best. Expectations were high. Academy training was intense.