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Dune: The Danger of Getting What You Want

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Brian Niemeier
Jun 20, 2025
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Frank Herbert was a prophet with a problem: He got what he wanted.

The celebrated author set out to build a trap, and it worked too well.

Dune, that labyrinth of Byzantine politics, ecological mysticism, and prophetic demagoguery, has become a Cassandra that defies its own dire oracles. It's a warning label that gets quoted like scripture; the final act o…

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