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Dear Lemmy, why Star Trek?? (programming.dev)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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Every single large server in this federation has at least one Star Trek community. There is even an entire server dedicated to Star Trek.

Not only that, these communities are some of the most active I've ever seen. There is no other franchise I know of that dominates the federation as much as Star Trek does.

So, what's the correlation with Lemmy and Star Trek? Why not other sci-fi series? Please, are there any connections?? Is this all coincidental?

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[โ€“] 59 points 2 years ago (1 child)

The Lemmy community is disproportionately made up of either computer nerds or queer people.

Star Trek is basically the most popular nerd IP that hasn't been successfully brought into the mainstream, and is known for being progressive.

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  • [โ€“] 26 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    hasn't been successfully brought into the mainstream

    Wat?

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  • [โ€“] 19 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    For real. It's been at least top 3, and arguably top 2, for scifi my entire life.

    Star Trek has been at the top for nearly 60 years. In the US at least, you can turn over a rock anywhere and find a Star Trek fan.

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  • [โ€“] 12 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I get what they're saying.

    Star Trek is still nerd niche compared to Star Wars or MCU.

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  • [โ€“] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Sure but what a way to use the word "mainstream"

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  • [โ€“] [S] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I think it fits. Perhaps in Europe the fan base is less large. Star Wars, Harry Potter, and even Dune are what people around me are into. Though it's mainly (only) just Star Wars.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 2 years ago

    How do you define mainstream? Sure it has to vary with demographics etc. But if you ask any random person, "have you ever heard about Star Trek?" , you will get a yes for an answer in too many cases, even if they've never watched it. Show them images of the characters and they'll likely go "aahhh yes those". Compare that to something more obscure like "have you ever heard about Aeon Flux?" and you'll probably get weird looks even though there are comics, a movie and an animated series of it. Star Trek may not be as popular as other franchises, but it is mainstream imo.

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  • [+] 12 points 2 years ago (1 child)
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  • [โ€“] 4 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    im not a trek fan but i hear that a lot dont like how it became more action oriented than it should be. is that a true criticism?

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  • [โ€“] 6 points 2 years ago

    Very much so, yes. That's what turned me off of Picard, for instance (and the whole "Earth is back to being a shithole after a single android attack" thing).
    The very obvious subtext of every good Star Trek episode and plot is that just talking things through is a good way to solve most problems. Newer writers don't seem to have gotten the memo, and instead try to cram as much generic hollywood garbage as they can into the series.

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  • [โ€“] 6 points 2 years ago

    I guess I mean this in a relative way.

    I can talk about Star Wars and basically everyone I know has a lot of context. Most people have watched a good amount of it. Even people who are explicitly not nerds know about it. Same with most comic stuff.

    Meanwhile Star Trek is still a lot more niche. People know the bare basics of what it is, but that's about it. With the exception of my SO, I've met a grand total of two people who watch it.

    Also if someone knows a lot about Star Wars or Marvel they don't necessarily know a lot about other nerd IPs. Meanwhile the people who knew about Star Trek also knew about shit like Farscape, Dark Matter, and other IP that just gets confused looks from most people.

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