DiogenesTheIdealist

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Alt text: Image of an abnormally tall phone screen with an enormous received text message. Caption reads: POV: My friend after finally asking me “where to start” watching Star Trek.

 
[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

I was also thinking of “Dagger of the Mind.” When Kirk tries to reassure McCoy that the colony is more like a resort, he replies “A cage is a cage, Jim.” Always thought that was interesting, indicating McCoy is essentially a prison abolitionist, though not indicating that that is the dominant view that has won out in the federation.