Honestly? I'd rather al Qaeda have access to something like Fable, than the US g...

ben_w · 2026-09-13T10:59:31

Eh.

If I was rank ordering, I's put:

  worst [AM, {very large gap …}, al Qaeda, …, USG today, …, China, …, USG under Obama, {very large gap …}, The Culture] best.

onraglanroad · 2026-09-13T14:13:25

As an Idiran sympathiser, I disagree with your ranking. The Culture are now pets of the Minds.

ben_w · 2026-09-14T06:24:32

The pets seem to be well cared for, and given a nicely enriched life with plenty of metophorical chew toys and laser pointer dots to chase.