the american mind cannot comprehend the kobayashi maru
the american mind cannot comprehend the kobayashi maru
canonically true considering kirk (known iowan) and his solution to it
There's a reason why Kirk's response to it was cheating.
The American mind explicitly rejects the Kobayashi Maru! It’s the whole fucking founding idea of the goddamn show
And they think Kirk cheating was clever.
Unfortunately, there are Americans in the techbro set that believe everything is the Kobayashi Maru and the answer is just to blow up the transport because you don't owe anyone else anything. Hard men making hard decisions. Gotta kill a bunch to save the rest.