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MeLKoR
Dec 23, 2004

by FactsAreUseless

Count Chocula posted:

Why doesn't the Federation use genetic engineering to uplift itself? For a its Sci-Fi trappings post-TOS Trek seems so reactionary and bland and beige. They don't act like beings who have replicators and holodecks.

Yeah, that is something that always grated me a bit regarding Star Trek, once you get poo poo like replicators you'd quickly move into a Culture like civilization. Holy poo poo, with replicators and an infinite power source post-scarcity society would become much more radically different and heterogeneous than simply "people do what they want". If people did what they wanted you'd get crazy diversity, not uniforms.

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MeLKoR
Dec 23, 2004

by FactsAreUseless

Na'at posted:

Also, how lucky is Kirk that hermaphrodite alien tribbles and genetically engineered super humans have compatible blood?

It all ties in with Prometheus.

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