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"There’s a WGA strike happening. Now is the perfect time to watch the
Deep
Space Nine‘s episode about union organizing “Bar Association”.
Star Trek episodes sometimes have a timeless quality. Sometimes
Star Trek
episodes are only relevant in the moment. And on certain occasions, their
relevance comes and goes with the times.
Last August the
TNG episode “Angel One” suddenly became relevant for the
first time ever and in the worst way possible. Now it’s
Star Trek: Deep Space
Nine‘s turn for a little added relevancy. As you may know, the Writers Guild
of America is currently striking. There are a lot of reasons for this, but, as
usual, there’s a discrepancy between how much money writers are making for
themselves and how much their work makes for others.
The WGA has to contend with streaming contracts. And, in a deeply disturbing
turn of events, the union also has to contend with AI. If only
Star Trek had
an episode that speaks to a lot of this."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
