Kirk syndrome come from those of us who wouldn’t ask a single man to do what we wouldn’t do.....
Remember spooks message...
“the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the one...”
Kirks reply was:
“Sometimes the needs of the one outweigh the needs of a few or the many”
That is why we put ourselves at risk to save a single person....it’s the message of humanity....vs the message of an alien...
Yes...I know...it’s fiction...
And I love the show.
Gah...I misspelled spock.....I hang my head in shame....LOL