Fissure Quest - Blog Posts

Lily: We don't need to meet new species. William: Okay. Then why bother exploring at all? Lily: To better understand ourselves. It's fun to learn about aliens. But learning about humanity? That's something else. I've met humans who've built rings around the sun. I've met others whose ships are the size of continents. I'm learning about what humans can be, mapping our potential. So far, it's limitless. William: I never thought about it like that.

I know people are justifiably excited about one part of the newest Lower Decks episode and there are many posts about it. But I wanted to thank Mike McMahon for explicitly stating what Trek is all about. There are a number of people in the fandom who think Star Trek is all about space exploration and fail to understand the exploration is about who we are as a species and a society.