Extreme narcissistic and egotistical behavior is probably a sign there is something much deeper going on. Of all the categories I could put the Dr in, neurotypical probably wouldn't be one of them.

teft@piefed.social · 7 pts · 225d (6 replies)

Extreme? I mean he’s a bit self centered but i wouldn’t call him narcissistic or egotistical. The few times in the series he’s a complete whack job is due to his programming being corrupted

Zorque@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 225d (3 replies)

His entire version line had to be decommissioned because of their personality problems. That's not just his programming being corrupted.

He, as a person, worked very hard to overcome those problems... but he still has them.

teft@piefed.social · 8 pts · 225d (2 replies)

The EMH mark 1 was discontinued (only as a doctor, they continued to operate as miners) for being irritable and having bad bedside manner, not because they were narcissistic. They were based on Zimmerman's personality who was also a bit brusque and irritable. Those qualities are fine in an engineer, not so much in a doctor.

Zorque@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 225d (1 reply)

So that's why Zimmerman was an outcast who only had holograms to keep him company? He was a bit brusque? The only other person that tried to keep him company was Barclay, largely because he saw a lot of himself in Zimmerman.

Like I said, it's something to be worked on, not necessarily a fatal flaw... but to downplay it like you are is vastly under stating his issues.

teft@piefed.social · 4 pts · 225d

I'm not saying they don't have personality problems just that they are pretty neurotypical. Being self centered isn't autism.

remotelove@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 225d (1 reply)

Fair. "Extreme" was probably too strong. Still, I still believe it goes a little further than being just self-centered. He is just too quick to stroke his own ego for various accomplishments. It's not that I hate the character at all, it's just how I see him.

SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 224d

Flamboyant and proud

webghost0101@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 147d

The doctor may not be autistic he is far from being neurotypical and definitely strange enough to be loved by other neurodivergents.

I wouldn’t call Janeway autistic either.

Zorque@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 225d (3 replies)

These are all main characters...

JokeDeity@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 225d (1 reply)

So are you, King. 👑

a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 225d

You should have given him this. 🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃

BogeyTheSwear@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 224d