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?
I think there’s just a big fanbase here. I just ended up blocking the Star Trek communities; no hate towards them, but I don’t watch the show so it was needless clutter to me.
I started watching the show because of the Star Trek memes around here lol. Turns out I was a fan all along, who just never watched it before. Now I’ve watched TOS and TNG, I’m over halfway through Voyager and Lower Decks as well, and will probably start throwing in some DS9 soon. It’s good stuff, especially if you like sci-fi
Watching Lower Decks before DS9 and ENT is a bold move. ;)
i’ve been watching LD as it comes out but only recently finished ENT and there have already been a few jokes i would have missed otherwise this season. i’m honestly glad because once i finish VOY i’ll have an excuse to tear through LD again
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A lot less than 1% of mine is Star Trek related. I’m not even even sure I’ve seen enough Star Trek content for it to register as a meaningful fraction of a %.
So, yeah I would think that:
is it just a side effect of the particular communities I’m in
Like discussed in another very recent topic related to porn, it’s great to be able to easily filter-out whatever one does not wish to see.
the venn diagram of star trek fans and terminally online Linux nerds that gravitate towards lemmy is basically a circle
… the unit circle, in fact! In this talk, I will explain how the Fediverse and rhe Federation are analagous constructs in …
where is everybody going?
You’re surprised at the large concentration of nerds here?
That’s what I signed up for.
I was just thinking there isn’t enough Star Trek.
Nerds found here
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.
Because socialism and this platform is not skewed towards the centre-right/fascism
You evidently need to watch more star trek
Star Trek is a utopia. Why wouldn’t we wish to live there?
I agree. Star Trek.
You’re absolutely right, there should be more Stargate, Firefly, and Babylon 5 content.
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.
Funny you should mention Farscape, I’ve only now started watching it (I somehow missed it when it came out). I still prefer Vala Mal Doran, but I’ll take any show with Claudia Black.
So say we all!
All classics, but The Expanse has them beat.
Can confirm.
Indeed
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.
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.
