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  • This hits hard.

    He was host at an academy awards event for technical achievement a few years back. Usually they send some random actor who jokes about how nerdy everything is. Having Patrick Stewart there was very popular he was 'one of us' even though he said himself he knew very little about tech. Had a chance to talk to him a bit afterwards and got to tell him how well appreciated he was by that audience. Gracious and funny, exactly how you might imagine he would be.

    A sad loss.

    by martinpw
  • Patrick Stewart portrayed the sort of characters we desperately need more of. A modern day Atticus Finch, in a sense. To boldly speak truth, even when inconvenient, and argue, eloquently, for humanity, even after becoming machine.

    I hope our current environment is one that can elevate someone of similar talents to an equivalent stature, but I worry our media is not up to the task.

    When I think of our civilization, the Ressikan Flute often comes to mind.

    Pour one out. https://picard.ytmnd.com/

    by CalRobert
  • Growing up without a good male role model, I am eternally grateful to Patrick Stewart's performance of Picard.

    His performance (as well as how the character was written) still today illustrate what I view as an ideal male archetype. Fair, honest, in control of his emotions yet passionate. Thank you for the gift your performance has given me Mr Stewart. My life would likely have turned out a lot worse without a solid example of that a good man could be

    by voidnullvalue
  • Patrick Stewart's life had the odds against in him in many ways. Abusive father suffering from PTSD. A bald british man in Hollywood invites typecasting. Constant imposter syndrome from growing up poor while entering a profession where many came from more educated or affluent backgrounds.

    Shakespeare effectively changed his life, and it's incredible to think that you could map everything he did and his success to his love of the bard.

    If I had to take a lesson from his life, it's to have something you love, even if it isn't trendy (especially if it isn't) because most good things flow from that.

    Godspeed, captain.

    by madrox
  • Like everyone else here, Patrick Stewart as Captain Picard was a foundational part of my childhood. As it happens, I'm currently on bag 27/30 of the Lego Enterprise D right now. I've actually had the thought a couple of times over the past few years that this day had to be coming, and that it'd likely hit me hard when it did, especially after my dad's passing in 2024. (They're not particularly alike, aside from the hairline, but there's still a strong association in my mind, as my dad also loved TNG and was the one who got me into it.)

    Anyway, it's a sad day, but I do appreciate that both his work and the influence he's had on people like me live on.

    by tempestn
  • "It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness, that is life." - Jean-Luc Picard

    Good startup advice. Good life advice.

    by GodelNumbering
  • One thing that doesn't get enough attention - when COVID lockdowns started, he just made reels reading Shakespeare's sonnets. It was such a lovely break from everything else on social media. Really loved those.
    by maxcan
  • Watching him in Star Trek TNG made me reevaluate how management of people should be done, his character was assertive but compassionate. High morals coupled with grounded reason.

    I also want to mention his hilarious role as bullock in American dad, the way he takes a role both so seriously and ridiculously makes him so fantastically hilarious.

    I love him and will miss him.

    by halflife

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