#i'm a trek noob but already I am like 'why does ANYONE dare to use these things it's the greatest threat to galactic security'

[vaguely-concerned]

I understand intellectually just how ludicrously convenient, not to say integral, transporter technology is for the fully automated luxury gay space communism functioning of the star trek universe. but I do somehow feel that there should be more attention paid in-universe to the fact that when you step into one of those things you are playing russian roulette with your immortal soul. we should at least see some people do the sign of the cross or something before they step into one. it probably goes under the 'flying is actually statistically safer than driving' category of thing, I'll acknowledge, but the worst a plane (or spaceship) can ultimately do is crash and kill you. when the transporter malfunctions it will straight up divide the universe by zero and make you an evil twin while it's at it

#I simply think a system that means you can be downloaded to quark's holosuites at the mistimed flicker of an atom #probably would be regarded with a bit more awe and tremor. is all #the transporter is a capricious god that demands o'brien's attention and suffering as its sacrifice #star trek #star trek ds9 #ds9 #i'm a trek noob but already I am like 'why does ANYONE dare to use these things it's the greatest threat to galactic security' #in 'past tense' they literally oopsie delete all of starfleet for a hot minute!!! hello!!!!! can anyone hear me!!!!! #I'm sure people have been talking about this since the sixties but I can't get over it