Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-08-12 12:07:19 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 83B9F10066E8391B66DC7DDE0A5235881DB1968C56981B04BF17028ED0DDF4AF
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Original Note:
Frank Herbert did not say this. Rather this is referencing a quote from his famous novel "Dune", in which a character states "he who controls the spice, controls the universe" - in Dune, "spice" is a potent and rare nootropic drug central to galactic commerce. https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/whoever-controls-spice-controls-universe
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