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You think Starfleet should be zipping around the galaxy, bringing their culture and beliefs to the primitive natives who haven’t even discovered warp drive yet?
No, I think that for instance when you have the power to save a civilization, probably without them even knowing, and you fail to act you have acted immorally. Having a blanket rule is the immoral part.
Every time the tru to intervene it causes massive issues for the planets. Wven accidental shit like leaving behind a book caused a modster planet to form.
They make contact and will do light trade with the locals if need be, but trying to force something on the planets only causes issues.
None of these are cases I cited as being a good call and remember that my point is the blanket nature of the rule.
On the other hand if you add some leeway you might end up with a captain trying to justify handing easily weaponized technology to a planet because he just happens to have taken a liking to someone there.
Given how horny Starfleet can be I fully expect there to be several civilizations that ended shortly after a captain found someone there to be bangable.
I agree.However I will take a handful of unnecessary wars if it means the universe.doesnt lose the potential of entire species because.someone.at starfleet has a god complex.