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Timeline for Dune: explain the subtext here?

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Feb 6, 2020 at 2:12 comment added God of Biscuits In a modern parlance, the Atreides are the tech disrupters to the old traditionalists, who think they’re going to scare off the upstarts, only to discover the upstarts understand more about the status quo than everyone else in the room.
Mar 27, 2019 at 19:17 comment added user15742 I'd add that, as a plot device, Herbert was foreshadowing Kynes' great importance ("The man was terrified of Kynes!"), the nature of which is revealed only after the Duke's betrayal. Kynes comes off as the character of interest, not the banker.
Oct 4, 2018 at 19:55 history edited Valorum CC BY-SA 4.0
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Jun 2, 2015 at 16:19 vote accept MackTuesday
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