Re: Things presented in-story as Good Ideas that seem like really Bad Ideas

In article <lk8d5kFu4n2U1@mid.individual.net>,
Ted Nolan <tednolan> <tednolan> wrote:

In article <pan$52436$3d388213$3fe8568a$6bce90f0@cpacker.org>,
Charles Packer  <mailbox@cpacker.org> wrote:

For "Prime Directive," did you have in mind "With Folded Hands"
by Jack Williamson?

>
As for "With Folded Hands", I don't recall the story
presenting the Humanoids' bubble-wrapping as a good idea.

It always seemed to me it was a commentary on the first of
Asimov's Three Laws.  "... or through inaction allow a human
to come to harm", taken to a horrifying extreme.

The Humanoids were ... very pro-active about that.

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