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[Star Trek] If the Borg merely recruited people for assimilation rather than by force, how would the different peoples of the Alpha quadrant react to them?

Imagine if the Borg still had all their terrifying technology, but in this universe they merely invite people to be assimilated, as a way to escape loneliness and isolation and achieve a form of immortality. Basically they're now an enormous cult rather than an empire.

Do the Federation/Klingons/Romulans/Cardassians/etc. still see them as a threat and react accordingly?

Side note: would any Vulcans actually ***want*** to be assimilated? Vulcans seek to purge all emotion and achieve efficiency and discipline. Assimilation seems like a cheat code to instantly achieve *Kolinahr.*
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*buhBEEP!*

"Mr Governor, we've got an incoming subspace message. Seems to be originating from a large vessel that's approaching at high warp-speed."

"Oh, that sounds bad. Prepare the planetary defenses."

"Sir?"

"It could be an invasion, Adelmeier! The Romulans, the Dominion, hell, it could be some horror we've never heard of from beyond the edge of known space!"

"Seems pretty dramatic, sir, but okay. About that message?"

"Yes, yes, put it on."

*"BINGbong* **WE ARE THE BORG. PLEASE LOWER YOUR SHIELDS TO RECEIVE THE GOOD NEWS. DO YOU HAVE A FEW MOMENTS TO SPEAK WITH US ABOUT OUR LORDS AND SAVIORS, UNIMATRIX 001? YOUR BIOLOGICAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL DISTINCTIVENESS CAN BE ONE WITH OUR OWN IF YOU ACT NOW. RESISTANCE WOULD BE RUDE, BUT UNDERSTANDABLE. HAVE A NICE DAY."**

"Oh hell, these guys. So annoying."

"What should we do, Mr Governor?"

"Don't answer. Hopefully they'll assume we're not home and go away."

"They seem to be launching something towards the planet, sir. Should we return fire?"

"No, Adelmeier, firing will do nothing. Those aren't photon torpedoes, they're something far, far worse."

"Quantum torpedoes?"

"No, even worse than that. They're *pamphlets!*"