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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
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[Star Trek] The Kobayashi Maru is a pointless test if you decide not to engage

Suppose I'm doing the Kobayashi Maru test. I decide not to save the merchant ship. Maybe I say that we must remain true to the Neutral Zone agreement. Maybe I say that civilian vessels should understand the risks that come with doing business in the Neutral Zone. Whatever reason, I do nothing.

Hooray, that was the most pointless test ever! You just sit and don't do anything. They say the test is supposed to judge how you act in an unwinnable situation, but what's the point of it if you decide not to rescue the Kobayashi Maru?
gpt
And at the same time, you just put treaty enforcement ahead of saving lives. Congrats on your new desk job, you will never captain a star ship.

If you choose not to rescue the ship, you show a lack of drive and willingness to take risks, particularly in the preservation of lives. Remember what happened when Picard rewrote his little fight as a cadet?

Whatever the outcome, the test is one of character, not of the ability to make decisions under fire. Whatever you choose gives results.