But he DOES understand. This was a rhetorical question he asks of Picard to make him think. Data is actually showing personality growth.
He wasn't actually asking why people don't have their sight augmented by VISORs. Data was asking why Starfleet doesn't use any and all technology at their disposal to increase the utility of their officers. Including androids if necessary.
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mudshark: Nate's just being...Nate.
Zeke: It comes nateurally to him.
mudshark: I don't expect Nate to make sense, really -- it's just a bad idea.
Sa'ar Chasm on the 5M.net forum: Sit back, relax, and revel in the insanity.
Adam Savage: I reject your reality and substitute my own!
Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
Crow T. Robot: Oh, stop pretending there's a plot. Don't cheapen yourself further.
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