The bugs are not like us. The Pseudo-Arachnids arenโt even like spiders. They are arthropods who happen to look like a madmanโs conception of a giant intelligent spider, but their organization, psychological and economic, is more like that of ants or termites; they are communal entities, the ultimate dictatorship of the hive.
Robert A. HeinleinThroughout history, poverty is the normal condition of man. Advances which permit this norm to be exceeded โ here and there, now and then โ are the work of an extremely small minority, frequently despised, often condemned, and almost always opposed by all right-thinking people. Whenever this tiny minority is kept from creating, or (as sometimes happens) is driven out of a society, the people then slip back into abject poverty. This is known as "bad luck.
Robert A. HeinleinAny group is weaker than a man alone unless they are perfectly trained to work together.
Robert A. HeinleinIt's an indulgence to sit in a room and discuss your beliefs as if they were a juicy piece of gossip.
Robert A. Heinlein