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From: ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>)
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Subject: Re: Things presented in-story as Good Ideas that seem like really Bad
 Ideas
Date: 9 Sep 2024 13:57:08 GMT
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In article <pan$52436$3d388213$3fe8568a$6bce90f0@cpacker.org>,
Charles Packer  <mailbox@cpacker.org> wrote:
>On 9 Sep 2024 03:49:05 GMT, Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote:
>
>> Lucky Starr's "Council Of Science", the Venus Belt, the Federation's
>> "Prime Directive".  Things like that.
>> 
>> Examples?
>> 
>> (How about we exempt Super-Powered Vigilantes)
>
>For "Prime Directive," did you have in mind "With Folded Hands"
>by Jack Williamson?
>

Hmm, I had thought "Federation's Prime Directive" would be a clear
Star Trek reference.  As for "With Folded Hands", I don't recall the story
presenting the Humanoids' bubble-wrapping as a good idea.  (I suppose *they*
presented it as a good idea, but the story is not on their side).
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