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  • Demagogue

    Someone who aims to gain power by appealing to the prejudices of those they wish to control for their ends by making false claims and promises.

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  • Directed Social Evolution

    A method by which learned instinctive behavior is modified to retain the original instinct that triggered it while neutralizing the adverse responses that led to the eradication of 99.97% of the world’s population.

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  • Directions

    Habitat residents were oriented in a circular fashion, with speciific directions typically being used. Open entry for specifics.

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  • Donations

    Donations are the combining of individual resources, such as units, food, and food subsidies, for a group’s benefit.

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