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What if humanity suddenly shared one mind?

In this episode, Bill Reel and Britt Hartley dive into the provocative sci-fi film Pluribus and unpack the ethical, psychological, and existential questions it raises. Would you join a collective consciousness if it promised peace, belonging, and an end to loneliness? Or would you choose autonomy—even if it meant isolation?

We explore:

• Whether individuality is sacred or just biological habit
• If shared consciousness eliminates conflict—or eliminates dissent
• The ethics of consent when “the greater good” becomes dominant
• Why some characters embrace the hive while others resist
• What this story reveals about human nature, freedom, and fear

Is a hive mind utopia… or the softest form of tyranny?

This conversation goes beyond the plot and into deeper territory: identity, morality, connection, loneliness, trauma, agency, and what we’re actually afraid of losing when we say we value “freedom.”

If you had the choice, would you join?

Let us know in the comments.