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Come on'n get your jamaharon on! There are no real rules—just don't break the weather control network.

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[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago (2 children)

They weren't a pre-warp culture, the Prime Directive doesn't apply.

[–] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

Part of it states that while visiting other planets, following their rules since they’re host.

[–] Stamets@startrek.website 3 points 9 months ago

Wrong. I dunno why so many people falsely believe this. The Prime Directive applies to EVERY civilization. Not just pre-warp ones. By that logic, Picard wouldn't have had a problem taking Wesley in that episode because those people had warp access.