Many have caved-in and listened to the Borg,,,when the Borg exploits 9/11,pandemics,,war outbreak & terrorist acts.
They cave in go fleeing back to the Borg time and time again,,,,years go clocking by. Before you know,,,you're old,,no pension,,poor,, doing hard work
The Borg exclaims "no apology"",,"no apology"" for people reading into things too much.