Even the geth appreciate organics, they still call the Quarians Creators, and during the legion mission, you see they would die for them, the only reason they fought them was to defend themselves.
Yep, there would be a continuum of synthetic life, some that apathetic to organic life, some that would want to destroy it, and others that appreciate it.
The ones that appreciate it will probably ally themselves with organics to oppose the ones that want to destroy it, and that alliance will be stronger than the ones working alone that want to destroy.
I think that little boy is just Harbinger, being the self-grandeur bastard he is.
[Edited by Lizml86, 3/13/2012 5:36:17 PM]
In the immortal words of Joker, "...yeah, I wasn't planning on dating Harbinger."
It's all a moot point anyway, since we've pretty much agreed that Synth is the best ending.
I second that.
his indoctrination could have started in me1 like it has been mentioned and it kind of makes sense when in me3 you hear your dead crew members in your dreams and in me2 when you are aboard the dead reaper in the logs scientists are talking about hearing voices and sharing memorys, as one of them put it "even dead gods dream"
Doubtful too much time has passed b/w me1 and me3. Plus Shepard died in me2, so any indoctrination would have ended. (Connection breaks when brain dies. When Saran died, the connection to Nazara(Sovereign) breaks, dropping its shields, allowing the fleets to destroy it.)
Also the way is progressed, it seems as if indoctrination is dependent on the particular ship that affects them. IE Collectors being controlled by Harbinger, if Harbinger dies, they stop being controlled.
Also "Slow indoctrination" is the only way to guarantee longevity of the subject. A reaper must be present often for it to maintain control. Otherwise control fades. Shepard was only aboard for a few hours AT MOST.
However on Arrival he was hit by the artifact, and knocked out for 2+ days, sufficient time for some effects.