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[-] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 61 points 6 months ago

I often thought that with all the trouble the Borg go through fighting all the resistance and wars and stuff they could instead just go around asking for volunteers.

Throughout the galaxy they could probably build a decent population this way, and it's much lower risk.

[-] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 30 points 6 months ago

Well let's see:

  • No student loans
  • Get to work on the biggest projects
  • Meet new people all the time
  • Get to explore and experience new cultures, lots of travel
  • Get to spend my days with my 10 million closest friends in the universe
  • Never worry about who the president is
  • Retirement isn't an issue I have to concern myself with
  • Be part of a team, you know?
  • Also freaken robot arm
  • Never have to hear about a sports ball game or a celebrity saying something problematic again

Downsides with rebuttals

  • No individuality? I don't really get that as it stands
  • Chaffing from implants? Well I am sure they have a cream for that.
  • Don't get to live in a democracy? I don't live in one now, I live in a Republic where my vote doesnt matter that has like one election left. What could be more democratic than a collective mind?
  • Live in a giant metal cube with no privacy? I work in a plastic carpeted cube and have to wear headphones to get any work done.
[-] dutchkimble@lemy.lol 16 points 6 months ago

I was on the fence, but the clarity about the chaffing cream has sold me

[-] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

I think it is in the nanobot welcome packet.

[-] Everythingispenguins@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago

Sounds like you have already been assimilated

[-] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 11 points 6 months ago

My brother in Borg have you heard the good news?

[-] No_Eponym@lemmy.ca 9 points 6 months ago

"Happy Monday Team! Resistance is futile!" - good morning message in most corporate offices, probably.

[-] Everythingispenguins@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

I assume this will just be downloaded directly into the brain.

[-] Everythingispenguins@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago
[-] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

Yes, and he was assimilated. His biological and technological distinctiveness was added to our own.

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