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From: droleary@2017usenet1.subsume.com
For your reference, records indicate that
A Friend wrote:
> In article , Doc O'Leary
> wrote:
>
> > The issue I would take with that is that, despite there being a *lot*
> > of wardrobe changes over the years (and even just in TOS if you look
> > at how Shatner’s vanity had him in at least half a dozen different
> > shirts), I have never heard of any reasonable in-universe explanation
> > why Star Fleet keeps deciding to re-tailor their standard uniforms so
> > often. If there were ever a topic in the Star Trek universe to bring
> > in . . . . stereotypical token “diversity”, that would be it. Tell
> > *that* story; it’d be a fun watch!
>
>
> My own handwaving about that revolves around some psychologist at
> Starfleet believing that changing the outfits as often as they did kept
> morale up on long voyages. Since Trek people can produce whatever they
> want in any quantity, coming up with new uniforms every so often
> wouldn't be much of a problem. Maybe they even had Uniform of the
> Month contests.
Heh. That would be a hilarious show! Star Trek meets The Office meets
Project Runway. I would definitely watch something like that.
And even if it *is* easy in-universe to just have the replicator kick out
the new designs, it would be maddening from a human perspective to have
to constantly adjust to new rank designations and other details. I mean,
really, what’s the protocol for using that side flap for the version that
started with Khan? Just when you figure it all out, they decide to
change it all again! Yet another military pork project. :-)
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"Also . . . I can kill you with my brain."
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