Encounters Out There

"This pill cures cancer, addiction, and social deviance," said an alien ambassador.

"Deviance?" A sociologist glared.

"Yes, we have no violent crime."

"Does everyone think the same on your planet?"

"Not at all. Every individual has a unique opinion."

"Perhaps we misunderstand deviance."

"My apologies. An ideological mindset that spreads like a virus, causing everyone to think the same."

"Oh, I see, like a cult?"

"Yes. You have an election coming up, I see."

"Yep! It's a dead heat."

"One side's highly diverse, while the other behaves clonelike?"

"Correct ..."

"The worst disease. Our world nearly ended because of it."