Trekspertise explains the origin of the Borg It is interesting to note the perspective of the narrater, who is totally "assimilated" into the Star Trek multiverse. He sees the Borg threat as a symbolic treatment relationship between humanity and technology. According to the narrator, the Borg represent the perfect foil for the values represented by the "good guys" in the Star Trek Franchise: freedom, diversity, individuality . In fact, these values can be recognized as uniquely American . The premise of this blog is that the threat to these values does indeed come from technology, but there is no need for technology to be particularly advanced. The first time that assimilation appeared in history on a frightening scale, it was enabled by the expert bowman riding on horseback . Conquerors soon learned to to enslave their victims instead of killing them.  Fredrick W. Taylor , the first management consultant and inventor of the assembly line put this explicitly. His co