You're not wrong, but man the Prime Directive would make a whole lot more sense if it did. The commonly misunderstood version of the PD that is intended to prevent cultural contamination is clear and simple. Given its status as the literal top rule, the actual PD—a generalized non-interventionism/pro-isolationism dictum—is oddly complex, vague, and lacking a focused objective.
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This is a great list and these all look amazing. Thank you for taking the time to compile it and share!
there is literally an entire genre of subreddit dedicated to this kind of post
why are you feigning surprise about it?
I think it's broadcasting "join our webring and sign our guestbook!"
Don’t forget /c/Risa! We’re here too! And we have Jamaharon!
What about Paramount+ is worse than all the other streaming services? Aren't they all hoovering up data about our watch habits? Isn't that the point?
If you don't want to stream it and you don't want to buy it outright, I don't know why you're asking us to tell you what the only remaining option is, matey.
Ah. Tuvix was a person, EvilKirk was not?
To point one, yep, fair. I've unceremoniously dropped "The Enemy Within" into a context it was never intended to be examined from.
To point two, I agree that Janeway was both the source and the termination of Tuvix' personhood, but I don't see the relevancy. What bearing does Tuvix's personhood have on how we describe Janeway's actions, or the discussion about whether those actions were justified?
That is true and to @ValueSubtracted's point, speaks to the fundamental difference between the morality tale that each episode is setting up for our consideration. "The Enemy Within" aims to make the viewer uncomfortable by suggesting that Kirk's decisiveness is derived from his "evil" half and isn't offering any commentary on the personhood of the "evil" half. So much so that they short circuit that possibility by slapping an expiration date on EvilKirk.
Best I can give you is that it's still technically murder if you kill a condemned man.
Janeway’s decision was far from arbitrary. She did it to save the lives of Tuvok and Neelix, who were unable to advocate for themselves at the time.
I added English as a language in [email protected]. Should work fine now!