[datameta]

Perhaps HN isn't the place for a one sentence comment that only has context if one has consumed a particular piece of media. At least enlighten us as to the origin of your quote after pointing out how they who replied to you did not catch the reference.

[sandworm101]

This isn't some obscure quotation from a non-cannon trek novella. It is quoted everywhere, from Doctor Who to Men in Black. Preview text from first google result:

"It is a bypass! You've got to build bypasses! ARTHUR DENT: Didn't anyone consider the alternatives? MISTER PROSSER: There aren't any alternatives! But you"