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@merithumanist.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 1:00 PM

From the Archive:

Log 052: Dignity

Relationships, Convictions and Actions.

Grief carries us through loss; we either learn to live with it, or we don't.

Is there Something for you to Believe In?

#TheMeritocraticHumanist

merithumanist.github.io/themes/dignity

Maximus' hand brushing the tops of a wheat field as he enters Elysium, in Gladiator.
@merithumanist.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 1:00 PM

From the Archive:

Log 047: Crisis of Competence Pt III

Structured Thought interpreted in different ways.

Humanity sees Artificial Intelligence.
Artificial Intelligence sees Humanity.

Different ways of interpreting Structured Thought.

#TheMeritocraticHumanist #StarTrek

Data seated at the hearing table, his hand resting on a panel, in "The Measure of a Man".
@merithumanist.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 1:33 AM

Original creators and fans discarded in the same move.

Now Amazon's plan revealed: rip the soul out of Stargate to keep the IP name.

The end of Stargate as we know it. Thankful for the 3 movies and 17 seasons of Stargate we got.

#TheMeritocraticHumanist #RIPStargate

variety.com/2026/tv/news...

@merithumanist.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 1:00 PM

From the Archive:

Log 007: The Human Soul

#TheMeasureofaMan asks "What's the difference?"

Rights aren't a gift of "inclusion", but recognition of agency.

Sentience isn't a "vibe" it's the capacity for excellence. Reducing a soul to labels "forges the first link."

#TheMeritocraticHumanist

Picard and Data seated side by side at the hearing table in "The Measure of a Man".Picard, mid-argument, gesturing as he makes his case in "The Measure of a Man".
@merithumanist.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 1:00 PM

Log 062: Playtime

SNW S4 gave us "Season of the Gimmick."

We're told "our Worlds are Genres"; SNW's finale gave us The Star Trek Gimmick.

If Worlds are Genres then the sandbox that was Star Trek is gone; replaced with a toy box, containing Star Trek.

#TheMeritocraticHumanist #StarTrek

Data and Riker at a crowded craps table in the Royale casino, in Star Trek: The Next Generation's "The Royale".
@merithumanist.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 10:00 PM

Log 061: In the Before Time

Prequels have an inbuilt issue due to proximity or scale of the premise to the original.

Does the Prequel fill the gaps or does it overwrite the original?

#TheMeritocraticHumanist #StarTrek #Hollywood #FilmAndTV

The Citadel tower on Scarif, surrounded by islands and lagoons, from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016).
@merithumanist.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 8:08 AM

Log 060: Rupture

Fractions formed, factions arose, exclusion resulted.

IPs in ruin, promising returns killed at the 11th hour.

Studios haemorrhage, creators unsatisfied, audiences won't wait.

What's left; potential, "There are always possibilities".

#TheMeritocraticHumanist #Stargate #Hollywood

The Amalgaverse title card: the word AMALGAVERSE in white text over a starfield and galaxy.
@merithumanist.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 4:55 AM

Log 033: Star Trek, Fulfilled

James Doohan saved a life.

Not because he was kind, but because Star Trek shows us to hold each other accountable to the Standard.

#TheMeritocraticHumanist #StarTrek

James Doohan in an interview, recounting the memory.
@merithumanist.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 4:01 AM

Explore the Logs.

Series, themes and categories: the ideas that connect the Logs, in one place.

merithumanist.github.io/explore

#TheMeritocraticHumanist

@merithumanist.bsky.socialOct 6, 2026, 8:23 AM

Log 020: The Star Trek Ideal

"They were humanitarians and statesmen. And they had a dream. A dream that became a reality and spread throughout the stars." - Kirk

Progress requires knowing the past to decide the future.

#TheMeritocraticHumanist #StarTrek

merithumanist.github.io/categories/s...

@merithumanist.bsky.socialOct 6, 2026, 7:18 AM

The Meritocratic Humanist Archive.

Every Log in one place, in order.

Explore series, themes and categories across multiple Logs.

merithumanist.github.io

#TheMeritocraticHumanist

The Meritocratic Humanist emblem, a sextant drawn on cream parchment inside a circle, set againsta starfield above a glowing orange nebula. Below it: "The Meritocratic Humanist. Humanism. Merit. Consequence. merithumanist.github.io"