no society with a wide power imbalance remains free for very long. - Daniel Suarez

The less variation there is in a system, the more readily parasites will evolve to infest it

We have sequenced each of your genomes from the blood samples you provided and have determined that — as expected — a disproportionate number of you share what’s known as the ‘wanderlust gene,’ DRD4-7R. This gene is highly correlated with a desire for novel experiences. Many of the world’s greatest explorers, adventurers, and entrepreneurs have this gene.

That people will do whatever a computer screen tells them. I swear to god, you could run the next Holocaust from a fucking fast-food register. He pantomimed aiming a pistol. It says I should kill you now.