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The Value of Individuality: Lessons from the Borg of Star Trek

by Thomas Walker-Werth

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Thomas F. Walker
Sep 25, 2025
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Human history is replete with social and political systems that sought to subjugate the individual to the supposed needs or will of the group. Communism, fascism, and direct democracy are all examples of such systems.

Ultimately, however, the people who implement these systems can only control others through physical force; they cannot control what other…

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