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[–] Windex007@lemmy.world 88 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Elon Musk would not have been looked upon kindly by anyone from star trek. Maybe Quark... but even then I'm sure he'd be shaking his head with a "143rd rule of acquisition: never let ego interfere with profits".

Even the antagonists would hate him for being so clumsy and amateurish in his evil.

[–] aeronmelon@lemm.ee 30 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No, there was that one episode of DS9 about selling weapons that firmly cemented that Quark would be disgusted by Elon Musk and not want to be associated with him.

[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Quark has no problem selling weapons. You forget Rule of Acquisition #34... or was it #35?

[–] atlasraven31@lemm.ee 12 points 1 year ago

"No one ever went broke selling weapons."

[–] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 18 points 1 year ago

Musk is the rich guy in season 1 TNG who wakes up after being frozen in the 20th century. He's like:

"I have a substantial portfolio that must have grown since then."

Picard just laughs and says:

"We don't use money anymore."

[–] atlasraven31@lemm.ee 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think Dukat would like him. Elon is headed into his Pah Wraith phase.

But we all know Farscape is the best show.

[–] Shialac@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Dukat would like him as a useful idiot. Same as the Saudis do

[–] Windex007@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah, like him for his utility. I think he wouldn't respect him at all.

[–] SatyrSack@lemmy.one 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Windex007@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Ahh good point. People from star treks "opposite land" think he's great.

[–] NounsAndWords@lemmy.world 46 points 1 year ago (2 children)

'The acquisition of wealth is no longer the driving force in our lives. We work to better ourselves and the rest of humanity.'

  • Professor Charles Xavier

"The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few" -Spock

Maybe he just identifies with the Ferengi.

[–] themoken@startrek.website 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I legitimately can't help tearing up when Picard tells this to Lily in First Contact. It's pavlovian at this point.

[–] Rhaedas@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago

First Contact is definitely on the top list of Star Trek movies/episodes for hitting a lot of the basic Trek themes. And also music scores, I get chills anytime I hear that main leitmotif.

[–] 1simpletailer@startrek.website 40 points 1 year ago

I highly doubt he has ever sat through an episode of Trek. Well maybe he watched some Discovery. At any rate he is simply saying this because there is a public perception of Trek being nerdy and intelligent which fits his brand the the public persona he tried to cultivate, and its a show that stoked his ego once before.

[–] xyguy@startrek.website 35 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I'll bet his favorite episode is DS9 S4E16 where O'Brian and the Ferengi start a union to protest against Quarks unfair business practices.

[–] OrangeJoe@lemm.ee 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No, it's the episode of discovery where he is mentioned. It feeds his ego directly.

[–] Seasm0ke@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah that one made me barf. Wasnt it Lorca though? Which in retrospect makes sense via mirror universe

[–] Ser_Salty@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

Tilly went to Musk High

[–] Infynis@midwest.social 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] dcpDarkMatter@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago

He was a union man

[–] lorty@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

He'd be on Quarks side.

[–] thepreciousboar@lemm.ee 32 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Spoilers for Discovery Season 1 below

it is probably because of that episode in which he is compared to Zefram Cochrane or the Wright brothers. Must have been good for his ego.

What I found funny is that Lorca come from the mirror universe, it makes sense that Musk would be idolized there.

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Of course, it wouldn't explain Tilly's junior high school. Unless it was named after a better Musk.

[–] like100dollars@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

That's because we're in the mirror universe. It all makes sense now, sadly.

[–] dingus@lemmy.ml 21 points 1 year ago

This feels like Quark saying "I love the Federation!"

[–] teft@startrek.website 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The Muskrat probably thinks this guy is right:

[–] DarkGamer@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah he's very Musk-like. It's also funny that the actor's name is Richman.

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[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He just says that because he got name dropped.

[–] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Is there a petition to undo that?

[–] Asymptote@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Who the fuck cares. He also wears pants. Stop caring.

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website 32 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I understand. You're saying I should stop wearing pants.

On it.

[–] Albbi@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 2 points 1 year ago

Does the Starfleet uniform count as pants? 🤔

[–] CeruleanRuin@lemmings.world 10 points 1 year ago

We don't want you Elon.

[–] kaitco@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Something, something, broken clock…

His behaviour more like a colony villain than anything remotely positive in the Star Trek world.

[–] Chariotwheel@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago

All I can imagine now is Trekkies desperately talking up Star Wars around Musk to get him to haunt a different franchise.

[–] theinspectorst@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

He thought this was a serious account, and loved it.

Lol, what's the story there?

[–] xyguy@startrek.website 4 points 1 year ago

I'll bet his favorite episode is DS9 S4E16 where O'Brian and the Ferengi start a union to protest against Quarks unfair business practices.

[–] xusontha@ls.buckodr.ink 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh no please don't say that he'll bring the Muskites here; hopefully the fact it's federated/not Twitter will keep them away

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, there's no way his fan club would jump ship to the fediverse while he's on Twitter.

[–] xusontha@ls.buckodr.ink 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

But when twitter inevitably dies, what then?

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hopefully his fans are just loud and not actually that numerous. I've not met anyone irl who still likes the guy.

[–] xusontha@ls.buckodr.ink 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah, me neither

[–] Corgana@startrek.website 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] AceBonobo@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Skulls are very fashionable

[–] Quindius@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Leave no one wants you here mr muskrat

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

See Brock acquire. Acquire, Brock, acquire!