Nobody is required to like any new Trek shows. People have been discussing it already, and many dislike it. I don’t really care if you like it or not.
The problem is a drive-by comment definitively stating it in this way, on a meme that has nothing really to do with Academy at all, reeks of toxicity. It’s what plagues EVERY Discovery post here, and almost everywhere else on the internet. It’s not productive, and discourages any post about those shows. Notice how there are virtually zero posts about Discovery or Picard here, and most elsewhere. The few times they come up, they are filled with flamewars and fighting and always turns toxic and unenjoyable.
It is a reflection of the general state of trek culture that it keep appearing everywhere. It is so important to the community in general that we can’t help but bring it up when we’re triggered by the sight of one of the characters in the show. I can’t even enjoy Picardo because he’s a reminder of the disappointment and pain this current show brings me. Is that not fair to express here? Posts don’t exist for your enjoyment and if the current sentiment on trek is divisive then that’s the state of our community and that’s what going to fill discussions.
What is the purpose of a comment like this in a trek fan community?
I’m a trek fan who is hurt by the latest show? Is this trek community not a place to share our experience of trek? Or is it cheerleading only here?
Nobody is required to like any new Trek shows. People have been discussing it already, and many dislike it. I don’t really care if you like it or not.
The problem is a drive-by comment definitively stating it in this way, on a meme that has nothing really to do with Academy at all, reeks of toxicity. It’s what plagues EVERY Discovery post here, and almost everywhere else on the internet. It’s not productive, and discourages any post about those shows. Notice how there are virtually zero posts about Discovery or Picard here, and most elsewhere. The few times they come up, they are filled with flamewars and fighting and always turns toxic and unenjoyable.
It is a reflection of the general state of trek culture that it keep appearing everywhere. It is so important to the community in general that we can’t help but bring it up when we’re triggered by the sight of one of the characters in the show. I can’t even enjoy Picardo because he’s a reminder of the disappointment and pain this current show brings me. Is that not fair to express here? Posts don’t exist for your enjoyment and if the current sentiment on trek is divisive then that’s the state of our community and that’s what going to fill discussions.
Too bad you didn’t put this much thought and effort into your first post in this thread.
Why?