Yeah yeah, listen buddy, I never wanted to live in interesting times, all I wanted was to be comfortable.

Devil’s advocate, but parts of the Trek universe have shown that there are non- or quasi-sentient creatures capable of endangering starships like the Enterprise, in addition to the usual spacefaring hazards like asteroid belts and debris fields, and the potential to encounter, for lack of a better term, space pirates. It makes sense to arm the ship for a number of reasons not necessarily related to the power of coercion via the threat of violence. The Enterprise’s weapons are also frequently outclassed by other ships of similar size designed for combat. It feels more akin to packing bear spray or a noisemaker to scare off wildlife, and the bear spray gets used to drive off a robber.

That said, the threat of violence against a better-armed foe in order to prevent combat is a trope the shows rely on frequently, so you have a point.

sensors that auto-rotate the display when the display is rotated

You mean the accelerometer tech that’s been included with every smart device for years, that costs significantly less than $1000?

“Up and atom!”

When I started at the company I currently work for, my then manager saw how hard I was working and negotiated an 11% raise on my behalf during my first annual review, and another 10% following. She was cool as hell and protected me from the upper management bullshit that was going on at the time. She left because they had her working 65+ hours every week for a CEO who was/is pissing away the company’s capital and goodwill with clients.

My current manager is the bullshit, I haven’t had a raise since my old manager left three years ago and I’ve been looking off and on for something else while I steadily lower my effort to be commensurate with my effective pay.

Ironically, this is an excellent demonstration of the significance of ignoring pragmatics.

No, I mentioned the voyages.

I’m surprised The Measure of a Man isn’t on that shortlist for procedural episodes.