Two alumni of the various television series called “Star Trek” passed away this week: Walter Koenig, who played Ensign Pavel Chekov in the original series of the 1960’s and Patrick Stewart, who played Captain Jean Luc Picard of the Next Generation spinoff of the late 1980’s.
These are not the first veterans of this franchise to pass. Several notable individuals have moved on.
But somehow it’s different this time. The world is so much more turbulent and unpredictable, evolving socially and technically so much more quickly and in unexpected directions. I personally owe my outlook on life to shows like Star Trek who were not only brave enough to brake some cultural barriers, but were bold enough to show how stupid some of those cultural norms were. In this moment of remembrance, I thought it might be useful to ponder that a bit. Read on to see what I mean.
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