I love how Pluribus handles the hive mind with them not being evil or malicious and instead makes them terrifying while being genuinely benevolent, especially by making the parallel to conversion therapy camps
They love you as a concept but need you to fundamentally change who you are, they believe so strongly that their way of existing is the correct and happiest way that they will violate your autonomy to force it on you for your own good, they will create an environment where existing as yourself is miserable and then point out how miserable you are and if you want to be happy you just have to become like them, they can be so loving and caring and get to know you so well and open up about themselves and seem to connect with you only to act the exact same way with other people they’re trying to convert and reinforcing this idea that you aren’t special and don’t matter as a person, they will shower you with love and affection when you follow their rules and then cut you off completely when you don’t and use the fact that they control the source of all human connection and love as a tool of control


















