Mon, 17 Mar 2025 10:52:59 +0000
kakistocracy, scifi, vernonvinge

There is this story written by Vernon Vinge called "A Deepness in the Sky", where spacefarers manipulate the sentient beings on an alien planet. They manipulate information in such a way that the people of one particularly powerful country elects the worst people possible to positions of power. The idea is to weaken these beings and take over the whole planet... Hm... #kakistocracy #scifi #vernonvinge