Agreed. I think the actual problem people have is that it's not just placeholder characters. They have depth and motivations and yeah, they're normal people, whether you like it or not. They're not there as token representation or to push a specific plot point. They just are. It's like star trek has moved on from showcasing how humanity could be different overall, to showcasing how things could be different for individual people if other people would just stop being dicks about every little thing. They don't have to push as hard, but there's more depth to the representation.
constantokra
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And it's a great example of how viable lemmy is as an alternative. Not sure about random subs, but any of the really nerdy ones could make the jump.
It's wild to me that I have friends who say dis is too woke because it has real gay, trans, autistic, etc. characters, but they love TNG. Really? You sure forgot a lot of the episodes.
Funny when you belong somewhere where you belong right?