Oh, I should add a reply to Geo's later Posts on this thread.
The two 200-planet empires at war, one Emotionless. If the Emotionless one loses any number of planets or ships, it will keep on producing and constructing normally with the remaining planets. If the non-Emotionless one ever has a setback and loses a fair number of planets and/or ships, it will be vulnerable to having ALL of its remaining planets go to rioting and produce and construct nothing. That's pretty valuable (unless you always win
).
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