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Yeah, I know he's was compromised by Ferengi, but c'mon, Reg, the guy you were templated on literally served under Picard when he was assimilated.

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[–] smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works 88 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Picard was Borg for what, a day? Seven was assimilated as a child and was rescued after a decade and a half? Two?? Hardly even comparable.

[–] teft@startrek.website 34 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Took the words out of my mouth. I can understand him having PTSD but regaining his humanity shouldn't have been particularly challenging for him.

[–] logicbomb@lemmy.world 17 points 11 months ago

Still, you'd expect someone who saw it happen to Picard to phrase it better. That's assuming it's a direct quote.

[–] USSBurritoTruck@startrek.website 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Kinda wack saying Picard's trauma isn't comparable when it clearly effected him quite significantly.

[–] hansl@lemmy.world 50 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

That’s the thing. Picard has a trauma. She lost her identity, childhood, sense of belonging. It’s entirely different.

Like Bane said, “you merely adopted the borg. I was born in it, molded by it. I didn’t anything of humanity until I was already a (wo)man.”

Edit: Also, isn’t it addressed at some point that, for 7o9, her trauma was actually to leave the borg and not being in it?

[–] MarmaladeMermaid@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

Picard spent his childhood on an old timey vineyard in France, playing and laughing and picking grapes. Seven spent hers in a maturation tank until she was big enough to be a soldier.