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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc
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There's a chap in another forum I'm on convinced that the Googleplex is a cult, and Larry and Sergei are out to take over the world.
The late Sax Rohmer did a series of stories in the pulp days about the insidious Dr. Fu Manchu. They were "yellow peril" tales. Fu Manchu was a rich, brilliant oriental out to rule the world, and Rohmer's protagonist Nayland Smith was trying to stop him. IIRC, in the last book, Smith concludes that he's only fighting a delaying action. Fu Manchu is too smart, powerful, and rich, and will eventually win, despite Smith's best efforts. He concludes that it might not be a bad thing, as once he
does rule the world, he'll probably do a decent job of it. He's ruthless in pursuit of his goals, but having attained them will have no particular reason to be a tyrant or despot, and may well be trying to take over out of disgust with the poor job the incumbents are doing.
I'm resisting the temptation to suggest to the chap that Larry and Sergei taking over might not be a bad thing. They can hardly do a worse job than the current crop...
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Dennis