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FYI, I think you're getting downvoted because the word "pessimistic" often colloquially implies being at least somewhat "wrong" about the topic at hand, though
by happytoexplain 7y ago
FYI, I think you're getting downvoted because the word "pessimistic" often colloquially implies being at least somewhat "wrong" about the topic at hand, though I don't think you were trying to make any such judgement.
- claudeganon 7y agoMight also be that Star Trek takes place in a universe where only AFTER massive wars and near extinction does humanity set aside its short-sightedness and cruelty to embrace egalitarianism. Within the Star Trek universe, there is no history of science outpacing human damage. They barely save themselves from the brink.