samulmschneider.bsky.social
Teaching Constitutional studies, poli sci, political theory, US history topics in Virginia. Own views & comments, these don't reflect my institutional affiliations. Husband / cat person / Madisonian / Lincolnite / Trekkie / strategy gamer / metalhead.
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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.
Show PostThere are plenty of *clever* pop-culture heroes, but very few who are genuinely wise, and not just some platitudinous fortune cookie simulacrum of wise. Who combine unbending principle with a recognition that many choices are hard & morally ambiguous, yet need to be made all the same.
Show PostPoliticians must be online, but must not be Online - discuss.
Show PostThe starkest thing about TNG compared to most space opera today is how much it presents the eruption of violence as a total catastrophe, rather than something awesome bsky.app/profile/norm...
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