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   From: psperson@old.netcom.invalid   
      
   On Sun, 8 Feb 2026 20:48:37 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D´Oliveiro   
    wrote:   
      
   >On Sun, 8 Feb 2026 07:11:23 -0500, The True Melissa wrote:   
   >   
   >> Which part [of Star Trek] are you calling the premise?   
   >   
   >The idea that exploration and research would be put in the hands of a   
   >militaristic organization; that first contact with new races would be   
   >done via heavily-armed warships; that a single ship would need a crew   
   >of hundreds (don’t they have automation in the future?), yet there is   
   >only a single “science officer” to manage the research and exploration   
   >part of the mission.   
      
   How about the idea that a culture that is said to no longer use money   
   stashes its crew members in 3-high bunks?   
      
   Except for that one scene, all we see in the movies are the Officer's   
   Quarters.    
      
   It's a great system if you happen to be on top, but not so great   
   (apparently) for everybody else.   
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