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[–] dmention7@lemm.ee 41 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

That's exactly it. Cable management is a top-down design philosophy. The Borg are a collective that organically integrates biological, mechanical, electronic, and any other systems that they find useful--it's quite literally the polar opposite of a top-down design philosophy.

It would be more surprising if the Borg had tidy cable management, because that implies some hierarchy. Actually, the Borg cubes are a little out of place in that regard. Spheres or fractal-ish structures would make more sense.

[–] ApostleO@startrek.website 49 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Borg were scarier before the concept of the Queen.

[–] dmention7@lemm.ee 15 points 1 year ago

I kind of forgot about the Queen.... Totally agree.

[–] trailing9@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Capitalism is more elegant before the concept of fascism.

[–] dustyData@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

At least some minerals cristalyze in cubic structures, so it's not farfetched that an spontaneous reaction results in a cube.

because that implies some hierarchy

Yup. See: Conway's Law. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway%27s_law

This indeed works in both directions and it's possible to gain some insight into an organization based on its behavior and output.