"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?"

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  "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."