Matthew, Kevin, and Kelly know that I, being a radical free-market libertarian, have more than a couple qualms with Star Trek when it comes to economics and government. They’ve been taunting me for weeks to write a response to the question of whether Star Trek is left-wing/liberal/completely unrealistic when it comes to those issues.
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Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Friday, January 22, 2010
How to Convert a friend into a Trekkie
Richard’s essay on Why He Loves Star Trek mentioned trying with limited success to convert others into Trek fans. Well, it just so happens that this is something I’ve given a fair amount of thought – it has always been a desire of mine to have a significant other who was at least close to my level of fandom. But, I didn’t necessarily want to troll the local conventions for a mate, either. So conversion was the key.
The method I settled on was a sort of bargain with my target. Watch five episodes with me. If, at the end of episode 5, you don’t want to watch any more, you’re free to go (it puts the lotion in the basket…). But if you want to watch episode 6, then you’re stuck, and I have lease to watch a lot more Trek with you over the course of our relationship.
The method I settled on was a sort of bargain with my target. Watch five episodes with me. If, at the end of episode 5, you don’t want to watch any more, you’re free to go (it puts the lotion in the basket…). But if you want to watch episode 6, then you’re stuck, and I have lease to watch a lot more Trek with you over the course of our relationship.
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