Re: Borg... sounds Swedish (Review, Rants, Spoilers and Spe

Patrick Wilken (patrickw@cs.monash.edu.au)
Sun, 1 Jun 1997 12:18:38 +1000

>Therefore, the individual would be just as inclined to sacrifice himself as
>anyone else. Of course, an individual with access to these resources might
>find himself gradually scrapping every part of him that was him before
>assimilation because it is no longer useful. Bring on the borgs!

Uggh! The Borg maybe interesting, but they certainly don't fit into my
Extropian future. They seem alot more like old-fashioned communists dressed
up with techno bondage gear than any great leap forward into
anarcho-capitalism.

best, patrick

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