Howl

the hive is cultural genocide. the hive is forced assimilation. the hive is erasure, metaphor and symbolism, colonial violence and the aftershocks of conquest. the hive is an abusive, lying farce, a pacification the equivalent of the coca-cola monopoly in the altiplano, the coffee grown by indigenous hands erased at the end of the supply chain.

watching Pluribus and I cannot help but think of people who have not undergone severe, complex abuse. you'll have a completely different reading of the hive mind. you won't see the manipulation, the passive (or outright)- aggressive behavior. you won't see the abandonment. you won't see the "we're doing what's best for you" condescension - at least, not in a way that tears something open in your chest.