Dune's no-computers rule isn't a plot hole — it's the Butlerian Jihad
SumitGup · x · 2026-10-29
A retweeted explainer on Dune lore: humans flying spaceships without a single computer is deliberate. 10,000 years before Paul Atreides, humanity built thinking machines, their controllers enslaved everyone else, and the Butlerian Jihad destroyed them — leaving the commandment "Thou shalt not make a machine in the likeness of a human mind." Quoted context: Warner Bros released the final trailer for Villeneuve's Dune: Part Three, with Kalshi giving it 8% odds for Best Picture. A timely read in today's AI era.
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