It's not that he's wrong in this case, but...
It's not that he's wrong in this case, but...
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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.
100 0 ReplyNo, 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.
30 0 ReplyQuark has no problem selling weapons. You forget Rule of Acquisition #34... or was it #35?
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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."
18 0 ReplyI think Dukat would like him. Elon is headed into his Pah Wraith phase.
But we all know Farscape is the best show.
12 0 ReplyDukat would like him as a useful idiot. Same as the Saudis do
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Gabriel Lorca
4 0 ReplyAhh good point. People from star treks "opposite land" think he's great.
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'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
55 1 Reply"The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few" -Spock
Maybe he just identifies with the Ferengi.
25 0 ReplyI legitimately can't help tearing up when Picard tells this to Lily in First Contact. It's pavlovian at this point.
13 0 ReplyFirst 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.
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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.
40 2 ReplyI'll bet his favorite episode is DS9 S4E16 where O'Brian and the Ferengi start a union to protest against Quarks unfair business practices.
31 0 ReplyNo, it's the episode of discovery where he is mentioned. It feeds his ego directly.
11 0 ReplyYeah that one made me barf. Wasnt it Lorca though? Which in retrospect makes sense via mirror universe
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He was more than a hero
6 0 ReplyHe was a union man
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He'd be on Quarks side.
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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.
30 0 ReplyOf course, it wouldn't explain Tilly's junior high school. Unless it was named after a better Musk.
8 0 ReplyThat's because we're in the mirror universe. It all makes sense now, sadly.
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He just says that because he got name dropped.
19 0 ReplyIs there a petition to undo that?
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This feels like Quark saying "I love the Federation!"
18 0 ReplyThe Muskrat probably thinks this guy is right:
17 0 ReplyYeah he's very Musk-like. It's also funny that the actor's name is Richman.
4 0 ReplyWell, that guy at least ended up being of some help, even if he was a dick
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Who the fuck cares. He also wears pants. Stop caring.
17 3 ReplyI understand. You're saying I should stop wearing pants.
On it.
31 0 ReplyJorts only!
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Something, something, broken clock…
His behaviour more like a colony villain than anything remotely positive in the Star Trek world.
12 0 ReplyWe don't want you Elon.
10 0 ReplyAll I can imagine now is Trekkies desperately talking up Star Wars around Musk to get him to haunt a different franchise.
9 0 ReplyHe thought this was a serious account, and loved it.
6 0 ReplyLol, what's the story there?
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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.
6 2 ReplyAre we the baddies?
4 0 ReplySkulls are very fashionable
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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
5 1 ReplyYeah, there's no way his fan club would jump ship to the fediverse while he's on Twitter.
4 0 ReplyBut when twitter inevitably dies, what then?
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Leave no one wants you here mr muskrat
3 0 ReplySee Brock acquire. Acquire, Brock, acquire!
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