having your individualness absorbed into a collective consciousness is some peoples idea of heaven
Risa
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Come on'n get your jamaharon on! There are no real rules—just don't break the weather control network.
Wasn't being part of the collective "eternal suffering"? I know that's not far from average life, but at least I can hope life will get better.
In Picard it makes you feel constant euphoria. Which actually makes sense as a way of stopping people fighting against it.
Modern people with tortured minds would probably be happier as Borg, but in Star Trek's time they presumably have effective treatments for it so it's not so appealing.
In other words, yes, there would be a decent chunk of volunteers.
i think that's what the line up to the summit of Everest must be about.. they get teleported up to the Hive from there, and get their implants..
Depends. Do they have good dental insurance?