One thing that I didn't realize I don't quite like about Disco

[conuly]

is that it takes itself entirely too seriously at times. I mean, one the one hand, it's Trek, so what do I expect... but on the other hand, it feels like the crew of Discovery doesn't joke around with each other.

And yeah, there's a war, and everybody has PTSD or whatever, and up until recently the closet thing they had to mental health care was Tilly going around being a sweet little cinnamon bun of love (and now she still has to do that because the Admiral is not quite up to par), but still.

That episode where they had the party, that was great. They should definitely do that more often.

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'Poor Peoples' Campaign' is a good idea in a lot of ways, but calling for poor people to not show up to their jobs is a really stupid idea. All any manager would have to do is make it known that not showing up=quitting without notice - and that's exactly what they ought to do, because this work-walkout is an attack on their livelihood, and won't do jack-shit to affect the politicians and corporate CEOs who are the real source of the problem.

Getting people in trouble at work is not going to enhance their effectiveness at activism or anything else, and making trouble for small business owners and managers is not going to enhance their sympathy for their employees' problems. It's just more 'activism theatre': full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.