re: #175 wheat-doggha — oo bird outside my window

Considering many of them anticipate the end of the world, Book of Revelation style, they probably don’t give a shit about the benefits of environmental regulations, limits on law enforcement and domestic surveillance, and religious tolerance. Those are only for the damned who get to slog around on earth, while all the “good people” fly up to heaven.

Where the Overmind uses them for light snacks.
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Edit: Which is also what makes the finish of Clarke’s _Childhood’s End_ so interesting. Is merging with the Overmind worth the complete loss of individuality? And what if the process is not one of conscious choice?