Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Measure of a Man
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Praised as one of the best Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes, relevant to AI consciousness and Patrick Stewart's performance; one viewer found it weaker than remembered.
Praised as one of the best Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes, relevant to AI consciousness and Patrick Stewart's performance; one viewer found it weaker than remembered.
16 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 15
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 94%
Recommended in 6 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 15 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 15 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 6 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Among the best TNG episodes
“probably the best episode of STTNG by the way”
Comment from 20 Sep 2026 in “The LLMentalist Effect (2023)” “one of the first great episodes of the show”
Comment from 1 Nov 2026 in “Patrick Stewart taught us what good men do with power” “Easily one of my top 10 favorite episodes.”
Comment from 3 Jun 2026 in “No, Artificial Intelligence is not Conscious - Ted Chiang” - Comment from 31 Oct 2026 in “Through Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Patrick Stewart taught us the measure of a man”
- Comment from 24 Jul 2026 in “Should robots be considered as slaves?”
- Comment from 1 Nov 2026 in “Patrick Stewart taught us what good men do with power”
Relevant to AI consciousness
“It's a great episode of TV because Data is a main cast character who is obviously conscious.”
Comment from 4 Jun 2026 in “No, Artificial Intelligence is not Conscious - Ted Chiang” “The entire episode is incredibly relevant.”
Comment from 3 Jun 2026 in “No, Artificial Intelligence is not Conscious - Ted Chiang” Strong acting and standout scenes
“Such a showcase of his stage background”
Comment from 29 Oct 2026 in “Patrick Stewart has died” “It's really a great scene.”
Comment from 4 Jun 2026 in “No, Artificial Intelligence is not Conscious - Ted Chiang”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Weaker on rewatch than remembered
“it's not as good as I remember it”
Comment from 3 Jun 2026 in “No, Artificial Intelligence is not Conscious - Ted Chiang”
Other TV episodes people recommend
The two most recommended other TV episodes, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Measure of a ManThis page | 15 | 1 | 94% | 6 | — | Approved |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Inner Light | 15 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
| Tapestry (Star Trek: The Next Generation) | 9 | 1 | 90% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
14 of the 16 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“one of the first great episodes of the show”
“The essential Picard Episodes of TNG”
“that entire episode was amazing”
“One of the finest episodes in Star Trek.”
“Such a showcase of his stage background”
“probably the best episode of STTNG by the way”
“One of the best early-season episodes.”
“It's a great episode of TV because Data is a main cast character who is obviously conscious.”
“It's really a great scene.”
“it's not as good as I remember it”
“Easily one of my top 10 favorite episodes.”
“The entire episode is incredibly relevant.”
“an extremely weak argument IMO”
“I recommend you watch this documentary”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.