Published on 12, July, 2020
I noticed that someone on this board recently described themselves as like Commander Data from Star Trek. Very able intellectually but struggles emotionally and socially. It was something like that and I can't remember who wrote it.
But I thought Commander Data was a good metaphor for how I feel and behave- able intellectually but struggles emotionally and socially. Does anyone else feel like that? Data was my favourite character in Star Trek, this must be why!
That'll be me. In the Star Trek universe, I'd do very well. On planet earth, I'm screwed.
I also identify with "David" from the film A.I. - sort of robotic and *almost* human but just missing the finer details of human interaction so easily manipulated by people with an agenda..
I'd be an excellent android, haha! I love Data, with his fake laugh. It was interesting how Lor was too human though and scared people.
I hated AI, it was sad and horrible. When the mum had to abandon the little boy android in the forest, it gave me nightmares.
I think the problem with Data is he is *too* human - all of the good honourable traits with none of the usual nastiness that humans are full of. Trusting and naive, his decisions are based on logic and evidence, not knee-jerk emotions.
David represents the 'lost little boy' where I feel I'm a child pretending to be a grown-up - always looking for the Blue Fairy to make him into a real boy..
I always feel I'm a child pretending to be grown up. I assume everyone is pretending, but if everyone was the pretence would collapse.
I don't know data or star trek, tv overwhelms me:(
Maybe that is the case. Data has all the good honourable traits of humans, so Lor has all the bad, devious traits of humans. Very wise.I would fall down there as I go by emotions, not logic however