I_wesley125 393 March 23, 2012 Share March 23, 2012 So I got into a discussion with somebody about how cyborg augmentation would be a good thing, and ultimately I told him it would be beneficial to force it(or at least strongly encourage it) on people by placing it in them at birth(specifically brain chips) in order to make them subordinate. The goal of this would be to make humanity like The Borg. Now before you go off on me here me out, I understand you probably don't like the idea of this but its comparable to death, you would not care, but it is different then death in the sense that you would actually enjoy it (the chips would force you to) and be aware of it. You would still have free will, but you would enjoy helping humanity in whatever way you could. We would also avoid killing of social memes and personality but they would suffer to a small extent. Obviously this hypothetical is based off of futuristic technology and we won't see this happen, but I think that this would ultimately be good for humanity. Obviously there are some ethical issues that need to be worked out but as a rough draft of the plan what do you think? Have a picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legit101 300 March 23, 2012 Share March 23, 2012 Would destroy any sense of individuality etc. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I_wesley125 393 March 23, 2012 Author Share March 23, 2012 Would destroy any sense of individuality etc. Not all, but alot of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legit101 300 March 23, 2012 Share March 23, 2012 Not all, but alot of it. The leaders would be "individuals". Everyone else... Would destroy any sense of individuality etc. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I_wesley125 393 March 23, 2012 Author Share March 23, 2012 The leaders would be "individuals". Everyone else... There would be no leaders after everything was set up, everybody would agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legit101 300 March 23, 2012 Share March 23, 2012 There would be no leaders after everything was set up, everybody would agree. Then it isn't the Borg. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLARE 952 March 23, 2012 Share March 23, 2012 There would be no leaders after everything was set up, everybody would agree. then where is our freedom and choice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killian Jones 2,655 March 23, 2012 Share March 23, 2012 There would be no leaders after everything was set up, everybody would agree. The Borg has the Queen to bring order to chaos, to channel the voices of the many to give orders to the few. Ultimately there would be some for of leadership, or a leadership hierarchy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swordfishtrombone 384 March 23, 2012 Share March 23, 2012 (edited) Yeah, Brave New World showed us how good these type of plans work right? Sure, different idea but similar enough. As did our friends the Necrons. Edited March 23, 2012 by Swordfishtrombone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anachronous 682 March 23, 2012 Share March 23, 2012 The entire appeal to our humanity is the ability to existentially reason for ourselves our attitudes and convictions on a level not entirely governed by our responses to stimuli or our appetitive reasoning. Take away that distinction and you fail to have a full human being. In laymen's terms, those chips are erasing what makes us us. Not a good idea in my book. As Legit said, individuality is destroyed by it, etc. keep it real . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mephala 2,633 March 23, 2012 Share March 23, 2012 If anyone did this to me while I was knowing of it, I would kick their flank. As good as it would be to get along, you'd have no personality whatsoever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swordfishtrombone 384 March 23, 2012 Share March 23, 2012 And above all that, why? Why does it have to happen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyreth 194 March 23, 2012 Share March 23, 2012 I see where you're coming from there. The person wouldn't know what had happened and would enjoy their life more while benefiting humanity. If I could take a blue pill and have this happen to me without me remembering it... I would definitely consider it. I'm not so sure about it being forced on someone as a baby. I can't make signatures. Sooo... yeah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Cassie 3,057 March 23, 2012 Share March 23, 2012 Absolutely not! I have nothing against cybernetic augmentation or genetic manipulation, but I would be wholly against any sort of attempt to force such alterations upon others, which is precisely what something like the Borg Collective does. Even a shared intelligence, so long as it is entirely voluntary, would not bother me. Involuntary, however, and you destroy the very thing that makes sapient life so precious. The Borg Collective in Star Trek exists as two extremes within one, the absolute worst of Communism and Capitalism combined. It forcibly unites everything into serving one purpose, viewing all as drones to serve the will of the Collective, while simultaneously viewing everything else as a resource to be consumed without regard for anything other than what it can use the resources for. I would not ever want to see humanity transform into such an abomination. Used to be known on here as Kyronea. Want to read psychological analyses of the Mane Six? Start here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottishUnicorn 284 March 23, 2012 Share March 23, 2012 I know a specific character in a specific game that came out not that long ago that was somewhat assimilated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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