At the same time, TNG did depict Picard as a solitary and isolated figure, whose family relationships had frayed, and it's not hard to view his unusual dedication to his leadership as a way to deal with that emptiness in the rest of his life.

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danaris 4 hours ago | parent [-]

I always saw it as the other way around: his family relationships had frayed because he had dedicated his life so completely to Starfleet.

	▲	outworlder 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		That's exactly it. It wasn't subtle either. He had some people in his past that he's neglected.