• teft
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    352 months ago

    As often as it’s broken they should just rename it to Prime Suggestion.

      • FenrirIII
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        32 months ago

        I say this line way too often. It’s like rules don’t actually exist anymore

    • Flying SquidM
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      202 months ago

      This is literally the most important law we have, we founded our entire multiplanetary nation upon it. So don’t worry if you don’t follow it all the time. We’re too busy prosecuting people for their parents choosing to alter their DNA.

      • @WhiskyTangoFoxtrot
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        22 months ago

        Their most important rule is “Never go to Talos IV.” The Prime Directive just has the fancier name.

    • @jaybone
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      82 months ago

      The Tertiary Recommendation

  • Flying SquidM
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    202 months ago

    What’s Jean-Luc “We have a Prime Directive but I can violate it whenever I feel like it’s morally wrong” Picard facepalming about?

    • lad
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      92 months ago

      Maybe it wasn’t him this time

      • Flying SquidM
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        12 months ago

        Well that just makes him a hypocrite to get upset at someone else doing what he does every day.

        • lad
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          42 months ago

          He’s not upset they did it, he’s upset he failed to do it

  • daikiki
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    32 months ago

    It has been six days, twenty-three hours, and fifteen minutes since out last major security breach.

    • @Lemming421
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      122 months ago

      You think Starfleet should be zipping around the galaxy, bringing their culture and beliefs to the primitive natives who haven’t even discovered warp drive yet?

      • andyburke
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        62 months ago

        No, I think that for instance when you have the power to save a civilization, probably without them even knowing, and you fail to act you have acted immorally. Having a blanket rule is the immoral part.

        • @[email protected]
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          42 months ago

          Every time the tru to intervene it causes massive issues for the planets. Wven accidental shit like leaving behind a book caused a modster planet to form.

          They make contact and will do light trade with the locals if need be, but trying to force something on the planets only causes issues.

          • andyburke
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            42 months ago

            None of these are cases I cited as being a good call and remember that my point is the blanket nature of the rule.

            • @Jesus_666
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              On the other hand if you add some leeway you might end up with a captain trying to justify handing easily weaponized technology to a planet because he just happens to have taken a liking to someone there.

              Given how horny Starfleet can be I fully expect there to be several civilizations that ended shortly after a captain found someone there to be bangable.

              • andyburke
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                02 months ago

                I agree.However I will take a handful of unnecessary wars if it means the universe.doesnt lose the potential of entire species because.someone.at starfleet has a god complex.