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[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

A Starfleet Captain commands the wealth of nations. I don't think it's fair to say Billionaires Don't Exist so much as to say the liberal ideal Meritocracy is made manifest.

[-] ceenote@lemmy.world 42 points 3 weeks ago

Being entrusted with large amounts of resources is very different from owning large amounts of resources.

[-] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago

I didn't watch Picard. How did Geordie end up with the Enterprise?

[-] Zorque@lemmy.world 17 points 3 weeks ago

Paramount wanted to make a shit ton of money off a property they owned, so they fucked around with established continuity to give it more mass appeal.

[-] _stranger_@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago

He's the caretaker of the federation fleet museum. Basically a cushy retirement job for a guy who has a family and didn't want to get shot at any more. He's probably the only cast member that acts like an adult in Picard. 😆

[-] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

So they could have undocked an historical fleet and only took their favorite ship? Seems like a tactical oversight.....

[-] _stranger_@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

Giordi has spent like 20 years putting it back together from pieces after it was destroyed, and it was still the most powerful ship in that museum by a long shot. The Galaxy class was still in active service in Picard.

[-] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Fair enough. Would have been nice to see some Nebulas and Mirandas be used as harrying vessels.

I had forgotten it got destroyed in Generations. Poor Beverly.

[-] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 27 points 3 weeks ago

I’m in charge of $600 million+ worth of hardware at my job. This does not grant me monetary agency over the value of that hardware.

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