Or the early captains in older ships were exposed to far more radiation, chemicals, substances, parasites, bacteria, viruses, telepathy, hallucinogenic and whatever other unknown energies that were then unknown during their time.

They would have lived with these effects for a lifetime before it was discovered that they might have been exposed or affected by these exotic conditions.

Which may explain why many of them who became admirals were so unbelievably stupid.

So we all accept that there is no democracy and do our best to support the nicest plutocrat or oligarch?

I guess what I’m saying is that at the very least, we should stop deluding ourselves in believing that this is a functioning democracy.

It’s like recovery from addiction … the first step to dealing with the problem is admitting the problem.

When money and finances determine who gets to be in political office and the same wealth heavily or completely dominates the government …

… that isn’t a democracy

That’s an oligarchy, a plutocracy, an aristocracy … it’s everything else but a democracy … but what do I know, I don’t have enough money to have a say any way

You’d look old too if you spent every night at Club Risa during every shore leave.

It makes sense to someone … within the galaxy

He doesn’t have a problem with mental acuity…

… he was always an idiot.

He didn’t change, he’s always been like this

Bliss for the ignorant
Absolute hell for everyone else they’re connected to

Not only is it stupid for exaggeration but for also glossing over the idea that it’s logical, sensible or moral for any person to own so much wealth that they would never be able to enjoy even just 1% of that during a single lifetime.

It’s completely absurd also from the thought that as one person owns enough wealth to pay for the lives of millions of people … millions of people are living in complete poverty and starvation.

We look through ancient history and laugh at the thought of our ancestors who worshipped kings, queens, god men, emperors and all powerful leaders … we’re still doing the same thing.

These thoughts don’t just reflect on people like Musk but on all of us for thinking and accepting that this is all normal behavior for what we all like to think is a modern sophisticated society.

I’m more surprised by middle aged Picard with 5% body fat and can bench 300 lbs

I insist with my Irish Canadian wife that we watch it every St Patricks Day … she’s getting sick and tired of it because she thinks its so cliche … but once we watch again, she thoroughly enjoys it every time with me.

Yes, but now they are even weirder than before.

Fionnula Flanagan … one of my favorite Irish actresses, she’s amazing.

Played in my favorite Irish film … Waking Ned Divine

I was totally blown away when I realized I had already seen her in TNG years before when I first saw ‘Waking Ned Divine’

This is like Satan offering you a glass of water in hell and everyone patting him on the back for doing something good.

For added entertainment they should sell a souvenir tear away t-shirt that you can rip off when you exit the polling booth.

Everyone who suddenly realizes we are all inside O’Brien’s permanent pattern buffer gets immediately erased from existence.

OOBEE DOOBEE!!!

When I get beamed in by O’Brien
And the guards give out a warning
I don’t think l’ll ever make it back to my time
By the time I meet the Dims and Gimmies
And I give myself a look
I’m at the corner just in time to see the riots fly by
It’s alright 'cause I’m saved by Gabriel Bell

Just saying what you said is pumping up the stock.

The idea you just planted probably just sent several investors into the stock in anticipation of this, thinking they can cash out before the free fall.

I live in mining country and I’ve watched hundreds of exploration companies go through this same phase. The majority of them make more money talking about fantasies and fairy tales, than in anything to do with actual mining rock in the ground.

What’s the most annoying sound in temporal mechanics?