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Written by Murdoc Addams 🧛🏻 on 2024-10-06 at 22:46

I've been seeing introduction posts here over the past while, particularly from #actuallyautistic and #neurodivergent people. And naturally they have a lot in common. But one thing in particular that intrigues me is that it seems that a high percentage of them mention #StarTrek as a favorite show. Now maybe this is just small sample size times coincidence, maybe even personal bias, but it does seem to happen far more often than I see any other show mentioned. So it has me wondering, is this true?

And if so, what is it about the show that makes it appealing to us? The adventure? The mystery? The plots? The characters? The appeal of space travel and exploration? The pro-science themes? The inclusiveness? The promise of a future where humans have solved their problems of poverty, discrimination, and war? Something else? What makes this more appealing to NDs over something else that is very popular, such as Star Wars? I have an idea as to the answer to these questions, but I'd love to hear other people's thoughts on the matter.

@actuallyautistic

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Written by Kevin Davy on 2024-10-07 at 01:01

@murdoc @actuallyautistic

As a group, we do tend to be more into science fiction and fantasy, than perhaps others. Perhaps it's simply that they show worlds that aren't our own and the possibility for the world to become better than it is. Star Trek, even more than most other shows, was all about a world creation that centred on a logical and ethical premise that perhaps appeals to us more than most.

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Written by Jules on 2024-10-07 at 09:02

@pathfinder @murdoc @actuallyautistic What I love most about Star trek is that humanity isn't in space to conquer or trade or fight or survive some threat, we're out there to learn and explore out of a spirit of curiosity, and to help if we can. (Or in Kirk's case out there to get laid, but we skip over that bit).

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Written by Niamh Garvey on 2024-10-07 at 09:15

@afewbugs @pathfinder @murdoc @actuallyautistic oooh good point

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Written by Jules on 2024-10-07 at 09:29

@niamhgarvey @pathfinder @murdoc @actuallyautistic the premise of "We've solved all the problems on Earth! Hey, we're in a universe of cool shit let's go learn about it!" always made a lot of sense to me in a way that "Hey, let's conquer the galaxy and create a thousand year empire!" didn't because that's exactly what I'd do in a post scarcity society where everyone's needs were met so nothing needed to be fixed.

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Written by Cats Who Draw :autism: on 2024-10-07 at 10:47

@afewbugs it should be you out there instead of Musk and Bezos! If only, right? @niamhgarvey @pathfinder @murdoc @actuallyautistic

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