This is why I love TNG so much. Even though TOS is the original that laid the groundwork for everything, TNG took that “boundless optimism” and ran with it. Watching TNG inspires me to continue to self-improve and encourage it in others.

You pass the perception check and spot the mimic.

Ha, my wife does this too because she’s read the books and I haven’t.

If management hadn’t created that PR disaster, these people would probably still have jobs.

People keep their defenses up more when they have to do “facework”. If you’re not having to make eye contact, it’s easier to speak freely.

Even though it’s rare these days, it’s the reason behind that whole Freudian idea of therapy where the patient lies on the couch and isn’t looking at the clinician.

That sounds like a cool teacher

It’s like a small CD player.

That’s absolutely hilarious!

Yeah, he’s just a side character in two episodes.

Was that some unbelievable timing, or did the memes inspire you?

Can’t blame them. The stuff that makes it to their /All feed is pretty hateful and off-putting.

That’s a tough trail. It’s good to be prepared.

I still consider them “modern” consoles.