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I outsourced my memory to an AI pin and all I got was fanfiction (www.theverge.com)
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[–] 108 points 2 years ago (40 children)

Why do people do this shit to themselves?

I swear if the Borg came down some people would be lining up to join the club.

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  • [–] 45 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Hey, free healthcare!

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Insert robo-eye since the left eye is not perfect 20/20

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  • [–] 44 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    From the moment I understood the weakness of my flesh, it disgusted me. I craved the strength and certainty of steel. I aspired to the purity of the blessed machine.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago* (1 child) 
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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (8 children)

    If it actually worked, it would be really useful for a lot of people (it's me. I'm a lot of people)

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  • [–] 22 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    Yeah, if the Borg weren't so violent towards non Borg they would be the actual end goal of a lot of nerds. You're telling me we could be socialist cyborgs in space?

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    But the federation is already socialist.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    So? Can't the Borg also be socialist? We have multiple capitalist groups right here in real life

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (17 children)

    I would be lining up to become part of the Borg tbf. It's basically giga-socialism

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (12 children)

    Fully providing every single need to their people in an attempt to create the most efficient worker possible? It just so happens that their "work" is assimilating people into the hive, but... The methods surrounding their work are pretty nice.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Amazing. You've yet to actually make a point in this conversation, only disparage mine without any counterargument lol

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  • [–] -2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    At what point did I mention anything about the hive mind being a good thing? The only thing I praised was the fact that the hive provides homes and sustenance for its workers

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago

    I almost feel like you're intentionally avoiding what I'm actually saying. I am not praising the Borg as an exemplar of a good society. I am saying that they happen to have one aspect that is also present in what would be a good society. In my first comment I acknowledged that what they do is not okay, and then jokingly compared assimilation to socialism because it has 2 similar properties. I oversimplified for the sake of a joke. You're being an ass for no reason over a joke about cyborgs being kind of similar to socialism. The joke used the Borg as a subject but literally any cyborg lifeform would fit the bill because the mechanical parts provide the sustenance and protection the worker needs.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    I mean... the method is basically "join us or die"... I don't think that's particularly nice...

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  • [–] -2 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    I'm not talking about the method they use to work, I'm talking about the methods they use to facilitate that work. They provide their workers with homes and sustenance. I would expect to put entertainment on that list too if they weren't cyborgs

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Hmm, the Borg internet (or intranet I guess) probably has a lot of entertainment material collected, but then we know that drone emotions are suppressed by implants so you wouldn't actually be able to enjoy any of it...

    "Homes" feels like a stretch... an alcove is worse than one of those sleeping pods in Japan, you don't even get privacy.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

    Why are we taking this so seriously? I don't want to actually be the Borg. I want to be a socialist cyborg, and that's what I meant in my first comment

    Edit: okay I totally did say "I'd be a Borg" but I meant a socialist cyborg. My bad

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Why are we taking this so seriously?

    Because it's funnier that way.

    I don’t want to actually be the Borg.

    I totally did say “I’d be a Borg”

    You seem very confused. Join the link, the Collective will bring you clarity!

    I meant a socialist cyborg.

    Don't let your dreams stay dreams!

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago* (2 children)

    Do you? The Borg are a collective consciousness, it’s the most democratic government in the galaxy.

    My only problem with the Borg is they have a queen.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    If it wasn't for the whole forcing people thing, they probably would.

    Their tech is much better, and you get as close to immortality as you can get, since your body is maintained by their tech, and your mind gets added to the hivemind.

    Short of death, you'd never have a medical problem again.

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