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They were all the way on the other side of the galaxy with niether Borg or Human realistically ever meeting and the Borg didn’t even know about humans until Q showed them the Enterprise and its crew.
If anything, Q put humanity (and the entire Alpha quadrant) in danger with his bullshit.
I like to think that despite his apparent antagonism, Q did what he did in order to save humanity. That by showing us this existential threat, humanity could begin to prepare for it instead of being lulled into a false sense of security and get assimilated.
Q is an asshole, but I feel like Q also used the Borg to protect the Federation against the Dominion.
In canon during TNG, the Federation has become very weak as a military power. Without the Klingons as a threat, Starfleet is a shell of its former self. It uses century old ships in service and ended two wars it should have won in a stalemate. Q forces an encounter with the Borg which shows the Federation is nowhere near equipped to win, then the next encounter wipes out a significant number of ships. So, starting after Wolf 359, the Federation starts a massive rearmament campaign.
Those new fleet designs end up being crucial to the Federation having a chance in the Dominion War. It is also telling that Q visited Sisko only once. People joke that Q didn’t come back because Sisko punched Q, but that did show Q that Sisko was willing to use force to defend himself.
They were all the way on the other side of the galaxy with niether Borg or Human realistically ever meeting and the Borg didn’t even know about humans until Q showed them the Enterprise and its crew.
If anything, Q put humanity (and the entire Alpha quadrant) in danger with his bullshit.
The Borg had already assimilated Annika, Magnus and Erin Hansen, so they knew all about Earth.
I like to think that despite his apparent antagonism, Q did what he did in order to save humanity. That by showing us this existential threat, humanity could begin to prepare for it instead of being lulled into a false sense of security and get assimilated.
Or Q is just an asshole.
Both things can be true
Q is an asshole, but I feel like Q also used the Borg to protect the Federation against the Dominion.
In canon during TNG, the Federation has become very weak as a military power. Without the Klingons as a threat, Starfleet is a shell of its former self. It uses century old ships in service and ended two wars it should have won in a stalemate. Q forces an encounter with the Borg which shows the Federation is nowhere near equipped to win, then the next encounter wipes out a significant number of ships. So, starting after Wolf 359, the Federation starts a massive rearmament campaign.
Those new fleet designs end up being crucial to the Federation having a chance in the Dominion War. It is also telling that Q visited Sisko only once. People joke that Q didn’t come back because Sisko punched Q, but that did show Q that Sisko was willing to use force to defend himself.