If you're still able to read this, then
it isn't too late—robots, Artificial Intelligence, and the
technocrats haven't yet taken complete hold! But in all seriousness,
many of the characteristics of a technocracy have become evident in
present-day society. Our culture has been developing towards a
technocracy for years already, and some could argue it even began
with the advent of the internet itself. We keep our smartphones with
us everywhere we go, including our bedside tables, so we are
constantly plugged in to the internet, subject to those who mold and
shape the internet for us. The tech giants influence our search
results, display what they think we want to read (and what they want
us to read), and they monitor our social media posts. Some have
questioned the ever-increasing amount of influence and power of
certain big-tech companies in this country, and across the world.
Considering that the most popular landscape humanity enjoys occupying
is the internet, it makes sense that corporations would aggressively
invest in something so profitable. But the massive success of some
companies has given rise to the technocrat. While they police and
monitor us, though, who polices and monitors them?
As seven alien races struggle to co-exist in an uneasy alliance, the Inter-Stellar Union sends Union Guard agents on missions to preserve the crucial balance. These specialized operatives must do what regional security cannot, dealing with smugglers, pirates, terrorists, and even greater challenges in order to bring stability to a universe that needs it desperately. Without the Union Guard, the races will not be prepared to face a looming alien threat they can only hope to defeat together.
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