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Counterpoint: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_William_Shatner_Changed_the...

"technological advancements and people in the real world that were inspired by the Star Trek phenomenon"



That sounds more like an exercise in bias confirmation, to be frank; assume a premise, then look for evidence. Inspiration comes from lots of places, not least culture, fiction, nature, chance, etc. Finding the particular bits of inspiration influenced by a particular niche of fiction is a funny way of arguing that the purpose of a niche of fiction is to generate inspiration.




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