In the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy we read:
FORD: Alright, just stop panicking!
ARTHUR: Who said anything about panicking?!? This is still just a culture shock.
FORD: Arthur! You’re getting hysterical. Shut up!
VOGON GUARD: Resistance is useless!
FORD: You can shut up as well!
VOGON GUARD: Resistance is useless!
FORD: Oh, give it a rest! Do you really enjoy this sort of thing?
VOGON GUARD: Resistance is……what d’ ya mean?
FORD: I mean does it give you a full satisfying life? Stomping around, shouting, throwing people out of spaceships?
VOGON GUARD: The hours are good.
In Star Trek TNG The Best of Both Worlds we see the Borg say:
Capt. Picard: I have nothing to say to you; and I will resist you with my last ounce of strength.
The Borg: Strength is irrelevant. Resistance is futile. We wish to improve ourselves. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. Your culture will adapt to service ours.
In particular we see the Vogon say "Resistance is Useless" and the Borg say "Resistance is Futile".
These seem remarkably similar. Perhaps even paying homage.
My question is: Is there a link between the Vogon's "Resistance is Useless" and the Borg's "Resistance is Futile"?