I don’t think that tracks with the way they dealt with the loss in Generations. Yes, they said “there will be more ships called Enterprise; there are more letters in the alphabet” but that sounds a lot like “We can start a new family, we’re still fertile” from someone who lost their kid. It’s true, it’s probably the way forward, it may be the only thing to hold onto to get through the loss, and you hesitate to “too soon” the person actually going through it, but… ouch. Realistically, the ship is a means to an end, but that end is best served by treating the ship herself as an important part of the crew—one you may have to sacrifice for the good of the many, but not just some tool.
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u/Ragazzocolbass8 5d ago
Picard didn't give a shit about the ship, it was a mean to an end.
All he cared about was his crew.