“The almost insoluble task is to let neither the power of others, nor our own powerlessness, stupefy us.”

[“Die fast unlösbare Aufgabe besteht darin, weder von der Macht der anderen, noch von der eigenen Ohnmacht sich dumm machen zu lassen.”]

• Adorno, Minima Moralia (translated by E. Jephcott).

It would also make a killer tattoo.

Oh, sorry to hear that. DS9 gets pretty good later on - especially the “middle” is great, testing out the limits of the world/starfleet ethics. I think it’s my favorite trek… (second being TNG, watched that growing up). Maybe give DS9 another chance and just jump in somewhere after Season 1…