Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-08-11 21:23:44 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: D191DBC6A9EC8B6DA8ECA468EE5ABCFDA72C03317685ED9DBFE35118782471BA
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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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