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[–] [email protected] 86 points 2 years ago (3 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.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 years 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.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago

"No one ever went broke selling weapons."

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 years 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."

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years 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.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

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

[–] [email protected] 46 points 2 years 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
[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 years ago

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

Maybe he just identifies with the Ferengi.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years 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.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years 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.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 2 years 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.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 years 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.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Tilly went to Musk High

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

He was a union man

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

He'd be on Quarks side.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

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

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 years ago

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

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 years ago (2 children)

The Muskrat probably thinks this guy is right:

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Well, that guy at least ended up being of some help, even if he was a dick

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

He just says that because he got name dropped.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Is there a petition to undo that?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

On it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Jorts only!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago

We don't want you Elon.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago

Something, something, broken clock…

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

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago

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

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Lol, what's the story there?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Skulls are very fashionable

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years 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.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years 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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

But when twitter inevitably dies, what then?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years 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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Yeah, me neither

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Leave no one wants you here mr muskrat

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

See Brock acquire. Acquire, Brock, acquire!