Frank Herbert explained this decades ago (in an article that also rose on HN) https://emmaconcepts.net/dune-genesis/ https://emmaconcepts.net/dune-genesis/ (T

Frank Herbert explained this decades ago (in an article that also rose on HN) https://emmaconcepts.net/dune-genesis/ https://emmaconcepts.net/dune-genesis/ (Tldr: power attracts the insane, systems are run by fallible humans)