Minds are already the primary movers and shakers of Culture society, they don’t need to take over, the status quo has already been aligned with their interests. Minds are created by other Minds performing essentially mental eugenics, the desire to dominate others would be a dangerous trait for them to let slip into the population.

No single Mind has dictatorial authority over the Culture though. I could see an argument for it being oligarchal or even a caste society. But I’m not following your reasoning on the enlightened dictatorship part. Could you elaborate?

Who’s the eternal benevolent dictator of the Culture?

"Don’t fuck with the Culture. "

The cope is strong with that one.

The feminine urge to crush a cis man’s skull with your bare hands as an example to the rest of them.

My child-self would have died from pure excitement at the mere prospect of getting their hands on a RPi filled with emulators/games. Now I’m just an old fart and cant appreciate shit anymore.