You, a primitive: "This is very clearly a critique of the even-in-the-1970s antiquated reliance on fossil fuels and the social ramifications of consolidating so much socio-economic capital within a tiny underdeveloped country. Duncan Idaho has a whole speech about the inherent trade-offs of spice production and global ecological development. It's right there in the text! You don't even need to do that much thinking."
Me, an intellectual: "Haha. Worm go roar!"