You make a very valid point about the way that SG1 presents more technologically advanced races as somehow 'superior' instead of having better toys. Let's look at the evidence for that too, shall we?
The Asgard - better toys but a bad habit of playing God. So they play more benevolent gods than the Goa'uld do. They still, however, have kidnapped people from Earth, planted them on other planets and limited their technological advancement, even if they claim it's required by the terms of their treaty with the Goa'uld. The Nox may refer to us as 'children' but I suspect that the Asgard word for 'human' is somewhat equivalent to 'pet'.
The Nox - so far they are the only race not to screw the Tau'ri over in one way or another. But then they don't screw anyone over. Kind of an advantage they have that whole 'coming back from the dead' thing going on. Rather a pity that other people don't though, isn't it.
The Tollan - arrogant assholes who rubbed the fact that the Tau'ri are inferior into the faces of SG1 at every opportunity then tried to shaft us when they realised that their much vaulted technological advances were no longer good enough to protect them from the Goa'uld. Then it was 'bye bye, Earth. Here, have a bomb.' Not quite so morally superior then, were they?
The Tok'ra - Anise. Armband Guinea Pigs. Enough said. I'm with Jack on the distrust. As far as I can tell, Jacob is the only trustworthy one of the lot of them.
So, I think it's clear within the SG1 Universe that technologically advanced does not = better. And yet, we see the Tau'ri making the same mistakes that these races make with respect to those who aren't as technologically advanced as we are. Part of me wonders whether this is deliberate, and then I wonder if TPTB are really that subtle ::g:: I have my doubts.
Jack's reactions are very, very interesting, and not just in regards to Reese and Chaka. He didn't react very well to his android double either, refusing to see Jackbot as anything other than a machine until the very end, despite the fact that this being had his face, his reactions and his memories. It wasn't until he saw how Jackbot reacted to the death of his kids that it brought home to Jack both what he risked losing (his team rather than the doubles) and the basic humanity, for want of a better word, of his counterpart.
Still, at least Jack and Daniel are internally consistent, even if they are on different sides of the fence. Sam has no such luck, and it's sloppy writing. She can view Urgo as a sentient being but not Reese, when they are effectively both machines? And she's interacted with machine lifeforms before, both her double and in Entity. She shows compassion with Cassie and yet not to Reese? ::shakes head sadly::
But yes, I agree with you. It's a sad fact that many of the characters within Stargate seem to want to believe that better toys make for a better, more enlightened species when that's often far from the case. Still, that gives us room to play ::veg::
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The Asgard - better toys but a bad habit of playing God. So they play more benevolent gods than the Goa'uld do. They still, however, have kidnapped people from Earth, planted them on other planets and limited their technological advancement, even if they claim it's required by the terms of their treaty with the Goa'uld. The Nox may refer to us as 'children' but I suspect that the Asgard word for 'human' is somewhat equivalent to 'pet'.
The Nox - so far they are the only race not to screw the Tau'ri over in one way or another. But then they don't screw anyone over. Kind of an advantage they have that whole 'coming back from the dead' thing going on. Rather a pity that other people don't though, isn't it.
The Tollan - arrogant assholes who rubbed the fact that the Tau'ri are inferior into the faces of SG1 at every opportunity then tried to shaft us when they realised that their much vaulted technological advances were no longer good enough to protect them from the Goa'uld. Then it was 'bye bye, Earth. Here, have a bomb.' Not quite so morally superior then, were they?
The Tok'ra - Anise. Armband Guinea Pigs. Enough said. I'm with Jack on the distrust. As far as I can tell, Jacob is the only trustworthy one of the lot of them.
So, I think it's clear within the SG1 Universe that technologically advanced does not = better. And yet, we see the Tau'ri making the same mistakes that these races make with respect to those who aren't as technologically advanced as we are. Part of me wonders whether this is deliberate, and then I wonder if TPTB are really that subtle ::g:: I have my doubts.
Jack's reactions are very, very interesting, and not just in regards to Reese and Chaka. He didn't react very well to his android double either, refusing to see Jackbot as anything other than a machine until the very end, despite the fact that this being had his face, his reactions and his memories. It wasn't until he saw how Jackbot reacted to the death of his kids that it brought home to Jack both what he risked losing (his team rather than the doubles) and the basic humanity, for want of a better word, of his counterpart.
Still, at least Jack and Daniel are internally consistent, even if they are on different sides of the fence. Sam has no such luck, and it's sloppy writing. She can view Urgo as a sentient being but not Reese, when they are effectively both machines? And she's interacted with machine lifeforms before, both her double and in Entity. She shows compassion with Cassie and yet not to Reese? ::shakes head sadly::
But yes, I agree with you. It's a sad fact that many of the characters within Stargate seem to want to believe that better toys make for a better, more enlightened species when that's often far from the case. Still, that gives us room to play ::veg::