However, to be fair, TNG did once mindwipe themselves for an alien species who didn't want to be found. Twice, even.
Yes! I think the reason I'm very biased about the whole mindwipe pre-contact'ers thing (as opposed to Starfleet personnel, who - while still pretty new at this exploration thing - are taught to expect, survive, and respond to the unexpected) is because I like my idealistic sci-fi plausible, and my dystopian sci-fi scarily plausible. Clues is definitely in line with TNG being idealistic; Pen Pals until the mindwipe is as well. (I'm writing this as someone who can't really read tone of voice or expression well, and as a result I have a habit of taking most things presented to me at face value. Which is where I'm getting the TNG = idealism Trek.)
If we were talking mirror!verse TNG I could believe wholeheartedly in mind-wipes as SOP: so much more humane that, after intelligence is gathered for the coming invasion, they have a few days of peace.
...you've inspired me to have a summer rewatch now :)
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Yes! I think the reason I'm very biased about the whole mindwipe pre-contact'ers thing (as opposed to Starfleet personnel, who - while still pretty new at this exploration thing - are taught to expect, survive, and respond to the unexpected) is because I like my idealistic sci-fi plausible, and my dystopian sci-fi scarily plausible. Clues is definitely in line with TNG being idealistic; Pen Pals until the mindwipe is as well. (I'm writing this as someone who can't really read tone of voice or expression well, and as a result I have a habit of taking most things presented to me at face value. Which is where I'm getting the TNG = idealism Trek.)
If we were talking mirror!verse TNG I could believe wholeheartedly in mind-wipes as SOP: so much more humane that, after intelligence is gathered for the coming invasion, they have a few days of peace.
...you've inspired me to have a summer rewatch now :)