It's almost as though that's the point of the Brotherhood. The fact that they are tech fetishists who are constitutionally incapable of succeeding in the long term because of their inability to adapt. The BoS is a great metaphor for technocratic isolationism. The splinter groups are for the "the curtains are just blue" kids in the back of the class who saw the cool power armor guys and made that into their identity.
FrostZephyr t1_je5mlgj wrote
Reply to You ever notice how the brotherhoods who get stuff done...all seem to be the ones who are splinters? by CevicheLemon
It's almost as though that's the point of the Brotherhood. The fact that they are tech fetishists who are constitutionally incapable of succeeding in the long term because of their inability to adapt. The BoS is a great metaphor for technocratic isolationism. The splinter groups are for the "the curtains are just blue" kids in the back of the class who saw the cool power armor guys and made that into their identity.