The Memorex

The inhabitants had developed an enhanced learning program that ran every night as they slept in their mechanical chairs. It was used to remove unpleasant memories and train new skills. Being picked last for spaceball or stood up on a date were little day-to-day horrors the Ix Belènnians did not have to suffer to twice. And for a while it was bliss. Systematic mind enhancements were mandated by the habitat leadership and distributed to all residents from the Memorex. But the system was exploited. There were clandestine efforts to delete memories and traits collectively from the population without their consent and eventually it backfired. The aliens unlearned important skills for their survival and entered a vegetative state. Shortly thereafter the habitat life support was disabled.

The command below will trigger the "The Memorex" event in Stellaris:

When this event fires, you can choose between the following option:

• Interesting.