> How do you build a spaceship without working together with others? Ants don't build colonies because they consciously choose to participate in the greater go

> How do you build a spaceship without working together with others? Ants don't build colonies because they consciously choose to participate in the greater good as individuals. It's pure instinct for them to work together. Imagine if some were more intelligent and could shape or direct that instinct. A "hive mind" if you will.