Usually, but I love the optimistic fanfare of the TNG intro, and it has a habit of drawing me in.

This is why I love TNG so much. Even though TOS is the original that laid the groundwork for everything, TNG took that “boundless optimism” and ran with it. Watching TNG inspires me to continue to self-improve and encourage it in others.

Also can’t forget gaming companies that have turned many modern games into Skinner-boxes.

There are worse people to resemble!

That sounds like a cool teacher

It’s like a small CD player.

Well that’s better than nothing. It’s so weird, because gifs in the comments seem to work fine, but not as the post.

That’s absolutely hilarious!

Yeah, he’s just a side character in two episodes.

Was that some unbelievable timing, or did the memes inspire you?

other lore implications

Oh hey, I didn’t realize we had a best of lemmy community!

Not sure if you can ping people on here, but @stamets@startrek.website

I still consider them “modern” consoles.

I want this passport

Pspspsport?

Incredible. We haven’t changed much, have we?

I don’t remember the last time I saw a big ol’ loading bar, honestly. Maybe a small one in steam?

SSDs have made it a rarity for me.

He’s still on dial-up.

I love the aesthetic of the whole room if I’m being honest.