That's a great point. I once saw one of those "HFY" threads where someone was speculating that if we became a warrior species in a multiplanetary federation, we

That's a great point. I once saw one of those "HFY" threads where someone was speculating that if we became a warrior species in a multiplanetary federation, we'd be feared not just for our tenacity but also our ability to play mind games. Basically, "Never play poker against a human".