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[Star Trek] Where does the Borg drive for assimilation come from? And other quetions.

Their singular focus is the assimilation of all life and technology for the purpose of achieving "perfection". Where does that come from? They're supposedly a hive mind but they have a Queen (or Queens?) so are their actions the result of their collective decisions or desires, or is there some ancient device or being like the queen(s) making decisions for them?

I guess what I'm asking is if they're a collective consciousness, where does the collective decision to assimilate come from if the vast majority of the collective was taken against their will, violently? Wouldn't the Borgs mission shift very quickly to something that most of the collective "agreed" on?
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The early history of the Borg remains unknown. At some point in their biological evolution, they started implementing technological advances. By the late 15th century (Earth reckoning)  the Borg were capable of interstellar travel and had assimilated a few star systems. It is unknown if they had first contact prior to their assimilation drive or hive mind. Likewise, it is unknown if the hive mind is a byproduct of their biological evolution or their technological evolution.