Andreas
Andreas asked Dennis E. Taylor:

I'm currently rereading all of the Bobiverse books, and Heaven's River made me wonder if I would support the Prime Directive - and even if I wouldn't go so far as Starfleet, I do feel it has some merit to avoid the cultural contamination. But my question is, have you made your mind up about the Prime Directive? I can read a bit between the lines, but was curious to know without having to rely on textual analysis ;)

Dennis E. Taylor I have trouble with absolutist pronouncements, of which the Prime Directive is one. It's an excellent guiding principle, but in edge cases, it could be equivalent to negligent genocide.

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