Alright. I guess I need to get back on board this show because it’s sounding interesting now and perhaps this is the way they will be able to lean into the established Star Trek lore and tone. I hope. I’m not asking for a 1:1 recreation—I can imagine that the rest of the shows look this futuristic—but ... just a…

The circle is now complete.

“Is it simply that the anti-woman, anti-diversity, etc crowd have become more openly terrible online, even within the span of a single year?”

lol I’ve genuinely seen posts with people saying “I’ve seen it three times and I’m going again but I’m pretty sure I hate it.” And the opposite. “I’ve seen it three times and I still loveit!” Nonsense on all sides.

I was the kid that had both...and I am pretty happy with TLJ but not fanatical, while also able to criticize parts of it without losing my faith in humanity (that was lost a long time ago anyway)

Sounds exactly like public discourse currently and for a while now

Motley Crue is beyond dad rock. Foo Fighters is dad rock. MC is just dinosaur trash.

Oh gods no!

All are important though yes?

“Come on”

I keep hearing this in these stories, the masturbating in front of the victim. Now I’ve had a few mutual masturbation sessions with consensual partners but I cannot fathom just....whipping it out and jerking in front of someone like that. What the fuck. It’s got to be a power thing, right?

At least he could mostly speak in complete sentences. Mostly.

Excellent comment

Don’t remember the TIE bombers in TESB dropping bombs on that asteroid then?

yes

I thought for sure the top comment would say “be white.” Because that’s mostly the truth isn’t it? Be a good white person and your chances of getting arrested are lowered. Be any other shade....flip a coin.

MAybe you didn’t read it properly?

But with secks

Earth will be fine. We won’t.

Not good either