Beat me to it by mere minutes.
Also, fuck Steven “Emotional Abuser” Chowder.
Is he an ass? The name sounds sort of familiar, but I don’t know who this dude is.
Yes. Yes he is. I didn’t realize that meme was him. Now I’m retroactively pissed.
His sole piece of merchandise reads “Socialism Is For F*gs.” Asterisk included.
He claims it says “figs.” Because he’s an idiot, and he thinks you are too.
We can only hope someone will make one using this, I (like many) hate the guy in the original picture from this post.
I’m first in line. Fixes all my problems.
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Physical Disability? Not anymore as the nanites fix shit and build implants to compensate.
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Limited Resources? Nope. Don’t gotta worry about whether I’d get to the food bank in time or what bills to pay now!
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Loneliness? Literally impossible
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Mental Health? No mental left to health.
SIGN ME UP SIR.
Theres a good chance most of us wouldn’t be considered worthwhile drones, to be honest.
“A remarkable creature. Your design nearly passes as human.”
“…I am human?”
“Ew! well, then you need to drink more water.”
The only downside, really, is the retconned-in CEO with all that individuality at the top of the otherwise equal system. When she started blowing up cubes just to flex on her enemies, that was a real moment.
- physical disability: that might just get you euthanized.
- limited resources: again, I see euthanasia as a possible Borg solution.
- loneliness: ever heard of being lonely in a crowd?
- mental health: again, a malfunctioning drone would likely just get euthanized.
Some of these points assume the Borg we saw outside of Voyager, because Voyager really neutered the Borg in so many ways.
Loneliness? Literally impossible
This is my sticking point. There’s nothing better than the feeling of being alone in the house, at least for a little while.
Now if it came with a fully customizable virtual world where I could be alone if I wanted to, then I’d be down.
Alternatively: You have no distinctiveness that will augment our own, so we’re going to liquefy you and feed you to the childborgs.
was that borg policy? every borg individual had some beneficial distinctiveness? I guess I’ll get liquefied then
The Earth First faction would totally gaslight everyone about the existence of the Borg.
The Borg?! Ha! Yet another radical leftist Federation boogeyman! I’ll bet credits to navy beans that it’s just an excuse to expand Starfleet and take away your phasers! Wolf 359 was an inside job! But in case you do get infected with nanoprobes be sure to buy my Ivermectin^TM brand purity pills, only 4 bars of Gold Pressed Latinum!
Fuck Steven Crowder
I would absolutely line up to be assimilated. I’d be guaranteed a job that mattered, I’d always be with family and friends, I’d be part of a group that was always working towards a common goal, and I’d be happy; the borg that are disconnected from the collective are clearly deeply distressed by the experience. Plus, I’d be stronger and more capable as a borg than I can even imagine right now.
As long as people are making the choice to join the collective, why is it anyone else’s business?
That is the gimmick of the borg. Depending on the writer it is half about the horrors of comunism and the other part is about the horror of transhumanism. Both are rad though so hell yeah
For a solid 25+ years, I’ve been saying that the second it’s viable, I would happily replace all of my meat with machine. When you fuck your back up as an organic, congrats, now you get to have pain for the rest of your life. As a cyborg? Just replace the damaged part.
From the moment I understood the weakness of my flesh, it disgusted me. I craved the strength and certainty of steel.
