This poll is not going as i thought it would
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Replying to @vgr
First Foundation is how Silicon Valley likes to think of itself, and I wouldn't be surprised if we are your primary demographic
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Replying to @vgr
Why? I love the idea of the Prime Radiant & the Speakers, but remotely mind-controlling the people of the galaxy has two big problems:
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Replying to @JonathanHillis @vgr
(1) It assumes psychohistory actually works & you can perfectly model human behavior at scale over long time horizons
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(2) It assumes humans, with their flaws & political motivations, should be allowed to mind-control other humans
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Replying to @JonathanHillis
one is a great sci-fi premise, the other is exciting evolution 
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