I have been wondering since episode 1 of Pluribus why the cell networks are down? It wouldn't be necessary unless the hive wants to save power for a network it doesn't need.
We learn later that the unafflicted can do Zoom calls. This implies that there is still an Internet, but we never see it used in the show, which is odd. (Some of us live on the Internet.)
I find it hard to believe that the body's electrical power could do long distance communication. I have suspected from the beginning that the communication is short range and the Hive Mind is using something like cell towers to relay the signal. Hypothetically, they could have hacked the cell networks before the Joining.
Like The Matrix, I am wondering if there is a central mastermind or central control center? They imply that there is no central control, but I don't believe it. I think that there would have to be. However, having a Hive Mind "queen" would be too much like "The Borg".
Finally, I saw a YouTuber refer to the afflicted as "diseased." The show doesn't promote this perspective, but it would seem to make more sense to look at the Joining as a disease. I'm surprised that the show doesn't bring this up, but maybe the cure is medical, like antiviral drugs.
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