had a few people i know offline discreetly ask me if I'm ok after patrick stewart dying almost as if it's some kind of wellness check, and it's a measure of the man that I've seen almost that exact same anecdote on here at least a dozen times. i grew up watching TNG. what a loss

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i see this article every so often, but the "picard is not a man of action" is one of the more baffling trek takes that refuse to go away. no, he was *built*. check out those arms! regularly threw down with klingons — you may challenge that assumption at your convenience. bar fights with nausicaans!

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Same. There was something that felt really radical about having a TV hero whose superpower was not just intelligence but thoughtfulness, and a kind of moral seriousness. Who showed from that first episode that you “win” by seeking to understand what seems like a threat.

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There was a time in my life that I started a new job amongst rudderless people who had less experience than me and for months I tried to channel my inner Picard even though I don't think that I have a shred of leadership in me. I couldn't think of a better model of a leader.

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