1. The babyeaters were supposed to be weird—they were supposed to be alien. In my opinion, to the extent that they have something in common (w.r.t that extreme) with humans, it should not be “I disagree with this person politically this is what it’s like meeting an alien” but rather the observation that the word “cannibals” exists.
2. What everyone had in common was—Everyone wanted everyone else to change.* That was the source of conflict. (They also all had spaceships, and the more “loving” the species, the more advanced the tech.)
*Sort of. Was less clear with the humans, but more detail was available. Wouldn’t have been an issue (to that extent) if they were all the same.
Two things:
1. The babyeaters were supposed to be weird—they were supposed to be alien. In my opinion, to the extent that they have something in common (w.r.t that extreme) with humans, it should not be “I disagree with this person politically this is what it’s like meeting an alien” but rather the observation that the word “cannibals” exists.
2. What everyone had in common was—Everyone wanted everyone else to change.* That was the source of conflict. (They also all had spaceships, and the more “loving” the species, the more advanced the tech.)
*Sort of. Was less clear with the humans, but more detail was available. Wouldn’t have been an issue (to that extent) if they were all the same.
Maybe the assertion that they evolved?