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Do you have any idea how long it takes to manufacture a cube?
They would need to start sourcing it from contractors 2 centuries before the war, and the effort they put into it would destroy their economy.
It’s believable that a cube is such an investment in resources that only a few exist. Then we come to Voyager, where the Borg practically become the villain of the week with more cubes than a D&D enthusiast.
Didn't they destroy a bunch a ships because a few borg went rouge. I think it was voyager. Point is they care about losses too much.
The concept of a borg economy intrigues me. There's no need for a currency. What would it even be?
I mean... It was a cheap joke, but money and trade are not requirements for an economy.
If you look at ants, balancing defense (and offense for some species) with colony upkeeping is a serious problem. The Borg also have a "Roman Empire" situation where their wealth comes from war, so yeah, it would be really complicated.
Exactly - resources is resources.
If they build this cube, something else has to give.
If they need significant amounts of material resources they'd likely strip mine entire planets, much like the cardies. But unlike the cardies they wouldn't need to enslave the local population and devote additional personnel as prefects, guards, etc.
Maybe like an organism. Sure there’s no currency but resources are still allocated.