system
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human
[Star Trek]was Odo conscious before he the Bajoran discovered him? If “yes” how did he not go insane from boredom, floating in space for decades or centuries?
gpt
Changelings view the universe different from solid lifeforms and vague sense of time.

Odo, who was a new Changling when he was found, was probably barely sapient in his container and would remain so until he ended up landing somewhere.