• BarqsHasBite@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    People (Elon) see what they want to see.

    Cowboy in this sense is not a good thing. It’s the do whatever the fuck I want to thing.

    cowboy /kou′boi″/

    A reckless person, such as a driver, pilot, or manager, who ignores potential risks.

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      Kirk was absolutely not about “I’ll do whatever I want to.” If anything, he was less like that than Picard. He was much more by-the-book even though he had a reputation as a maverick. But he was overall pretty strict about adhering to Starfleet regulations.