Today I posited a #StarTrek theory, & a fellow fan supported it with a story: a 🧡.

My theory is: Because Trek is science fiction & (natch) contains a lot of technospeak, it gets labeled as For 'Geeks'/'Nerds' in the minds of many. (Do NOT @ me about which term is better!) /1
And, my theory continues: Because it gets labeled that way, a LOT of people who don't identify as a geek/nerd think that #StarTrek is not for them. Or that they wouldn't enjoy it.

Side note: One can be a geek/nerd about *anything*. But--that does not seem to be well known. /2
And, my theory concludes: If somehow Trek could lose that label, it would be even MORE popular than it is.

The fellow fan, Theresa, is in a rehab center recovering from an accident. She told me she convinced some of the nursing staff to watch some Trek, and at least one said /3
"It's not what I thought!" πŸ‘

A big reason I came to this theory: I am not a geek/nerd about science. I believe in it! I'm just not "into it." And it's not at all why I watch Trek. In Trek I enjoy: the storylines, the drama (and the lighter moments), the characters, /4
the acting, the hopeful vision of a positive future...all of that.

And that's part of the beauty of Trek: There's something for everyone. Not just the geeks/nerds.

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:sigh: I meant *possible* future. Because the hopeful vision that Trek portrays...it's not at all guaranteed. We have to work to *make* it happen.

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