The dearth of information available regarding Structs society, and the relative scarcity of encounters with actual Structs individuals, has created a culture of rumour and speculation around the synthetic beings.

Many believe that Structs are merely sophisticated artificial intelligences; tools designed by some forgotten culture to perform dangerous tasks such as Alpha mining. The transactional relationships with other species maintained by the Conglomerate, and the Alpha Star Council’s refusal to recognize Structs as sentient beings, has caused this to become the dominant opinion within galactic society.

Meanwhile, a more radical theory popular in online discussion groups proposes that the Conglomerate is a collective intelligence, positioning itself to supplant and destroy all organic life. This theory further suggests that the Conglomerate secretly advances the popular opinion that Structs are non-sentient as a means of securing their position as the industrial and military backbone of the galaxy—giving them extraordinary control over galactic affairs in advance of a future coup.