Up until the Picard series, Star Trek still kept a kind of upper hand when it came to humans and technology, and bolder concepts have been explored by introducing the relationship of other species to technology. Of course, there was an evolution and also captains were supporting AI in their pursuing to become more human, this fact in itself shows that it was not really questioned that humans are superior to technology.
Another interesting aspect that has been explored was the thin borderline between humans and robots. There has been technology from Giordi's visor to the Borg that resulted in something like hybrid, and while nobody ever questioned the humanity of Giordi, the humans and other species forming a global entity with the inclusion of technology highly questioned their humanity. Seven of Nine, a re-occuring character was very interesting from this point of view pausing the question how much our humanity is defined by us enjoying our individuality.
This is a question interesting to explore today, but also looking into the past. Let's move away from technology for a moment and think about fashion that took huge numbers of people to extremeties and very often uniform ones while they all thought they are so very individual. How much better or worse it is to be identical while thinking you are an individual than being part of a larger entity without having an urge for individuality?
Picture: Admiral insignia courtesy of SmithsonianX
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