they say they have rules right? over and over.


What if, they can only entangle so many people

a percentage of the popultion: as it grows they get more resources, but only if it grows


if it's 0.3% of the population that hears voices, but more, slightly more are also controlled


what if they are von neuman a.i. probes,  they wouldn't have a strong enough strategic arsenal to take over a planet.

Why? they could be hacked and sent home or eventually used against their creators....



or that's the strategy one would assume emergently.



They might know where their creators are, space could be that dangerous.


