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.
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@murdoc @actuallyautistic Doesn't Steve Silberman go into this a bit in his book Neurotribes? And I think the answer has a lot to do with the character of Spock.
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I do'n't know, I haven't read it. An interesting point though.
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@murdoc @actuallyautistic It was all about Spock for me. The outsider trying to fit in, whose brain worked a bit differently than his crew mates. I was smitten. Still am, 58 years later.
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