It's hard to imagine anyone not understanding the value of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegory but here we are I guess.

tqi a day ago | parent [-]

There's value in allegory. I don't think there's value in modern mainstream television or film.

	▲	BugsJustFindMe 7 hours ago \| parent [-]
		"There's value in allegory but not in things where allegory is employed" is a whiplash statement. And TNG is neither modern nor was it mainstream when produced, so your actual position here is obscured.