Blue_Morpho comments on Captain, masking is highly illogical

[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 17 points 7 months ago (4 children)

Isn't Data's whole identity based around making himself more palatable?

[–] bobo1900@startrek.website 14 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (3 children)

I think it's more about learning to be human. He imitates other people and their mannerism not because they find his nature inconvenient, but because he think that by imitating them he can understand.

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[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Other way around, his mandate is to emulate humans, so he seeks to understand so that he may do so better, even while lacking emotions.

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[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 4 points 7 months ago (1 child)

Not a lack of emotion, but a learned habit of suppressed emotions, which is why it works for masking.

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[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 2 points 7 months ago

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