why is like 30% of the content on Lemmy star trek related? is it just a side effect of the particular communities I’m in or is it an actual platform-wide thing?
the tribbles are taking over, there’s way more of them than there is of us.
What? I don’t remember ever before seeing anything about Star Trek on Lemmy. Then again I only look at things I am subscribed to normally.
These kinds of “why is there so much content about $topic on $platform” questions always have the same answer: we have no idea why you are getting exposed to whatever you’re getting exposed to.
Star Trek is popular among left-wing turbonerds, aka Lemmys primary demographic. There was also a big push to join Lemmy on r/StarTrek after Reddits API controversy.
Need more LEXX: The Dark Zone
It’s one of my favourite organic Lemmy things
the venn diagram of star trek fans and terminally online Linux nerds that gravitate towards lemmy is basically a circle
All classics, but The Expanse has them beat.
Can confirm.
I’m currently watching SG1 while drinking whisky out of a Starfleet cup. More of all the sci fi and they can all exist together!
Man, it seems like it might fall to me to start carrying the torch for Farscape on this platform.
I know some of you weirdos prefer your scifi full of Muppets and bondage gear.
Haha I had a similar experience this year. I knew of Farscape when it was airing, but I was much more of a Stargate fan in my teens. Saw it was streaming earlier this year and proceeded through 2 seasons and some change before it was made unavailable on the streaming platform I was using. I need to obtain the rest of the series so I can begin cranking out the memes.
To be clear, the weirdos who prefer their sci Fi with Muppets and bondage gear is me. I’m weirdos.
Indeed
So say we all!
something, something, Federation …
It’s like a secret dialect to unlocking conversation with people who are nerdy and struggle to maintain a conversation. Once you are aware that the IT guy/gal you are talking to has seen Star Trek then you don’t need to reach any further for other conversation topics.
Just to expand, even if you don’t watch Star Trek, asking if they think “Deep Space 9” is worth watching will yield you hours of socialising.
I’ve not had to deploy this technique for a while because eventually I watched Star Trek and loved it. Now I’m one of those people lol.
That’s what I signed up for.
I was just thinking there isn’t enough Star Trek.
Because socialism and this platform is not skewed towards the centre-right/fascism
I wish I saw that much Star Trek content.
Block Linux and pervy anime and you’ll see a lot more star trek.
I would also like more pervy anime.
Guys, am I doing Lemmy wrong?
I slip on my fingerless hacker gloves, open my terminal emulator and give it the pipe
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If you like pervy anime, star trek and speak German you’re home.
c/tenforward
I’m already subscribed there :)
You on risa too?
Ah shi- that’s the one I was missing. New account who dis and all. Thank you lol
And don’t forget about startrek.website
Star Trek is a utopia. Why wouldn’t we wish to live there?
There’s an entire Star Trek instance (startrek.website) that followed the /r/daystrominstitute community from reddit during the Exodus.
Well I guess that explains why that instance has all the turbo pedantic Trekkies. /c/tenforward on lemmy world is where the fun fans are.
