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Except for Star Trek Discovery where the energy source is...mold.

• lovegoblin 6y ago
  No, the fungi give them access to the subspace mycelial network which they can navigate/transverse in order execute what is basically galactic-scale teleportation. Yes, this is gobbledygook. But no moreso than regular "subspace" or anything else in Trek. For power (ed: including their standard warp drive), the Discovery still has a plain old M/AM reactor. And yes, I did just use the phrase "plain old M/AM reactor" hah
• maxcan 6y ago
  Am I the only one who appreciates that a show with the acronym STD is all about space fungus?
  • lovegoblin 6y ago
    Eh, but in practice the only people who use STD rather than DSC are people who don't like it and go out of their way to shit on those who do. So using "STD" has turned into kind of a unsavory gatekeepy dogwhistle. It tends to bring out the worst types of stereotypical toxic fandom. /r/DaystromInstitute even automod-bans it for that reason.
    • maxcan 6y ago
      ugh.. had no idea. sometimes I hate the internet
    • Izkata 6y ago
      DIS is a better short form anyway, matches VOY and ENT.