there is value in redundancy theme

also known as: reliance on a single point of failure is unwise

That redundancy, a copy which does not add value while the original is around, can in fact be a good thing (because the original may break) is featured. As "redundancy" is often a byword for "waste", the observation is perhaps worth making.

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StoryLevelMotivation
tng5x13 major The removal of any one individual from an isolated genetically engineered society stood to doom the society.
ds93x15 minor Miles explained to an unimpressed Cardassian scientist of how Starfleet code sometimes required secondary backup systems be installed as a safety against the failure of a first line of back ups.
tng5x16 minor Almost every vital function in the Klingon body, we learned, had a built-in redundancy in case any primary organ or system ever failed.