Every single large server in this federation has at least one Star Trek community. There is even an entire server dedicated to Star Trek.

Not only that, these communities are some of the most active I’ve ever seen. There is no other franchise I know of that dominates the federation as much as Star Trek does.

So, what’s the correlation with Lemmy and Star Trek? Why not other sci-fi series? Please, are there any connections?? Is this all coincidental?

  • stebo02
    2·
    11 months ago

    Sure but there are other franchises far more popular amongst geeks, so why Star Trek specifically?

    • Gabu@lemmy.ml
      12·
      11 months ago

      Watch Star Trek TNG and you’ll instantly get it. The original series was getting a bit dated by the 90s, but TNG is still as fresh as you can get, talking about issues we’re still dealing with - It’s timeless. Not to mention it has, IMO, the best and most synergistic crew of the whole franchise.

    • Alsephina@lemmy.ml
      11·
      11 months ago

      Popular, geeky, and leftist. That last one likely resonates with a large part of the communist/socialist community we have here on Lemmy.

      It certainly does for Lemmy dev Dessalines, seeing how they’re responding on this thread too.

      • stebo02
        1·
        11 months ago

        I didn’t know Star Trek was related to leftist

            • Alsephina@lemmy.ml
              2·
              11 months ago

              I started watching it recently because of Lemmy lol. Pretty good, though I haven’t gotten to the apparently best parts yet.

        • 8000mark@discuss.tchncs.de
          1·
          11 months ago

          Yeah try searching for “star trek socialism” on YT or wherever, you’d be surprised.

          But apart from the series specifically there is at least some theorizing that space exploration is only possible after capitalism has been abolished since the energy and cooperation alone required to make it work on a meaningful scale is not possible under capitalism. We need the unleashing of productive forces that only communism can provide.

          Aaaaaaand of course there are the Posadists. Google them for a good chuckle!

    • PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@lemmy.ml
      9·
      11 months ago

      tbh, i’m not sure you’re correct. most other franchises are either more devicive or do not have the same cross generational appeal.

      Star wars is highly devicive

      Stargate was widely loved but currently only exists for a single generation

      BSG was great but didnt achieve the same culture permiation that star trek did