I recall David Brin having an interesting take on it. I think its this article which is mangled its current form on my browser: https://www.salon.com/1999/06/15

I recall David Brin having an interesting take on it. I think its this article which is mangled its current form on my browser: https://www.salon.com/1999/06/15/brin_main/ https://www.salon.com/1999/06/15/brin_main/ What I took away from that and always echoes in these arguments is how Star Wars lionizes and celebrates the superhuman whereas Star Trek (especially TOS) almost pities them.