Metaldeth
LukefromDCThe blockage of the Strait of Hormuz sets up a "Dune" scenario
From the post:
The price of spice rises by 10%, as intergalactic Guild shipping lanes are blocked by Fremen forces in response to the Harkonnens illegal attack on Arrakis
Aaron@LukefromDC I remember reading an interview of him, where he said he chose 8 different metaphors specifically to teach people about them, IIRC. (I have not found it again to confirm if my memories are accurate, but they are at least close to the truth.)
One of the metaphors was precisely oil and the middle east.
