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[–] 2 points 26 minutes ago

He will be missed.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 hours ago

    Fare thee well, professor Xavier. You hoped like I never could

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  • [–] 8 points 4 hours ago

    I was not ready for this news.

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  • [–] 10 points 5 hours ago

    This year has been a continuous ass beating

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  • [–] 12 points 6 hours ago (1 child)

    I had no idea he was so old, mostly because he never seemed like it.

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  • [–] 11 points 7 hours ago

    Here's to a legend.

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  • [–] 63 points 10 hours ago (8 children)

    What no? There is so many shitheads around his age (and some also MUUUUCH unhealthy looking) that could die and instead he dies?

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  • [–] 15 points 9 hours ago (4 children)

    Bro he was 86. It's not like he was too young to go.

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  • [–] 29 points 9 hours ago (1 child)

    I'm an atheist. Sometimes I come across the question of where I get my morality. I often refer to TNG in my mind. What would Picard do? He would ask his crew for information, assess the situation, and give orders.

    So much of my right and wrong came from his portrayal of that character. Today is a black day.

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    [–] 75 points 11 hours ago* (2 children)

    Man, that sucks. An absolute legend. There are few people, fictional or real, who had a more profound influence on my outlook on life, humanity, and what's good in this world than he did in his role as Captain Picard.

    RIP, mon capitaine. You will be missed.

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    [–] 3 points 5 hours ago

    Rip Avery Bullock.

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  • [–] 339 points 13 hours ago (18 children)

    His role as Picard defined what a good leader and authority figure should be like for me.

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  • [–] 112 points 13 hours ago (15 children)

    I gave my team the explicit instruction to call me out if I ever did anything that they'd estimate would make Picard disappointed in my leadership.

    Someone brought up some harry Potter fanfic which apparently and bizarrely motivating the philosophy of peter thiel and his ilk.

    I read the synopsis, and (regardless of your feeling on generations) is essentially extolling the philosophy of the bad guy in that movie.

    Picard, reflecting: "Someone once told me that time was a predator that stalked us all our lives, but I'd rather believe that time is a companion who goes with us on the journey and reminds us to cherish every moment, because they'll never come again. What we leave behind is not as important as how we've lived. After all Number One, we're only mortal."

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    [–] 47 points 11 hours ago (7 children)

    Wil Wheaton lost a man who was more of a father to him than his real dad.

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  • [–] 18 points 10 hours ago (3 children)

    Captain Picard was a fictional role model for me as a kid, since I had a shit upbringing. It hurts me to see him gone, so I can only imagine how hard it is for Will.

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  • [–] 12 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

    That's one of the best things about TNG. The characters were decent, moral, caring, people who provided good role model for viewers. It's great to know that the actors were also good, caring people who formed a tight knit family and took great care of the awkward teenage Wil.

    This line in particular from Wil's blog post hit me:

    He always texted me back when I reached out to him directly, no matter what it was about, and he always — always — made me feel special.

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    [–] 76 points 11 hours ago (3 children)

    I somehow thought he’d just live forever, I guess.

    Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

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  • [–] 13 points 8 hours ago (1 child)

    When I saw the news, I knew Lemmy would be devastated.

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    [–] 112 points 13 hours ago (24 children)

    Every obit will mention his roles as Picard and Professor X. Let's celebrate his other awesome roles, like Uriel Septim VII in Elder Scrolls: Oblivion, or just being himself as he read Shakespearean sonnets each night to the world during COVID lockdown. Or my personal favorite, his scene in Extras that still makes me laugh.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fg_cwI1Xj4M

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  • [–] 47 points 12 hours ago

    He was a terrific Gurney Halleck in Lynch's Dune.

    And honestly, from everything I've heard about the man, he was just an all-around lovely person. Caring and supportive of anyone who had the good fortune to know him.

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    [–] 123 points 13 hours ago (8 children)

    Fuck. I grew up with TNG and a single mother. His performance as Picard was about the closest I had to a male role model for a long time. Goodbye, Sir.

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    [–] 15 points 9 hours ago

    RIP. What a legend.

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  • [–] 139 points 13 hours ago (25 children)

    Damn. I knew he was old, but I didn't know he was ill. Alzheimer's and Lewy body dementia, apparently.

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    [–] 28 points 11 hours ago

    Shaka, when the wall fell :(

    RIP my captain.

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    [–] 27 points 11 hours ago (1 child)

    Yeah, this is totally unacceptable. Someone needs to fix this immediately.

    Doesn't matter how. Make it a misreported rumor. Make it a hoax. Dabble in some dark arts even thought they called you "mad" whatever.

    None of that matters. Sir Patrick Stewart can make any material you give him work...

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    [–] 17 points 10 hours ago (3 children)

    And now I'll always feel a tingle of sadness when I drink my earl grey.

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