#though such as in the case of ilia—the data gathered can be ‘reformed’ and v-jer can replicate the thing it’s scanned

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#o…kay so this is also interesting because i don’t recall this being in the movie at all #so—knowing that v-jer ‘patterns’ (saves information) by sending out a beam of energy to an object and scanning it in that way #but in so doing inherently and ALWAYS destroying that object #though such as in the case of ilia—the data gathered can be ‘reformed’ and v-jer can replicate the thing it’s scanned #but only as a mechanical object—the passage above implies that it #1. understood it’s mission was to gather data ​2. understood data to be most effectively gathered in this way 3. arrived at a planet and #‘pattered it completely’ which I take to mean it a) destroyed the *entire planet* or b) destroyed everything on its surface but left a #dead ​geological foundation intact #and by so doing—eliminating the atmosphere and the molecules there—killed the ‘carbon based units’ (life forms) on it through depravity of #life requirements #although it did not specifically intend to eliminate the carbon units bc it did not *bother* to scan them (also a significant demonstration #of priorities) #and then 4. went on to do this at countless other worlds #THAT I think makes v-jer something very different #i don’t want to imply at all that it understood it was doing this as anything negative and obviously has no concept of the morality #or implication of this supreme interference w a planet #but holy SHIT the idea that the probe earth sent out to say hello to other places? the probe we sent out with music and greetings and whale #song… became this /planet destroying force/ that left NOTHING in its wake ? that’s a lot to handle #and if this movie wasn’t horrible and the idea wasn’t stupidly excecuted maybe they’d have leaned into that. #because that is also part of earth’s legacy now. #the trail of smoldering worlds it left in its wake. #trek #library #the motion picture